Colombia vs Mexico: Share of deaths from homicide
Colombia
4.0%
in 2021
Mexico
3.9%
in 2022
Colombia rank
5th
Mexico rank
6th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in Mexico, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 6th of 113 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 0.5% | Colombia |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Colombia |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 3.6% | 6.5% | Colombia |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 3.5% | 12.0% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 2.3% | 9.6% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.1% | 2.5% | Colombia |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 4.0% against 3.9% in Mexico as of 2021.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Colombia and Mexico?
- 0.1%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Colombia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 6th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of annual deaths which are homicides.