Mexico vs Saint Lucia: Share of deaths from homicide
Mexico
3.9%
in 2022
Saint Lucia
3.4%
in 2020
Mexico rank
6th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Share of deaths from homicide over time
- Mexico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 3.9% against 3.4% in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Saint Lucia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 6th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 113 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Saint Lucia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.0% | 1.9% | Mexico |
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.1% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 0.5% | 2.9% | Mexico |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.7% | 0.4% | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | Mexico |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.4% | 0.0% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of deaths from homicide, Mexico or Saint Lucia?
- Mexico, at 3.9% against 3.4% in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of deaths from homicide between Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 0.5%, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Saint Lucia rank globally for share of deaths from homicide?
- Mexico ranks 6th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th 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.