Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico
Mexico: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico stood at 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 69.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico peaked at 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4643 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2001.
That places Mexico 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4684 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.4643 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4763 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.4689 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.4812 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.474 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4752 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.4996 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.505 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5223 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.5115 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.5134 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5138 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5256 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5372 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5557 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5613 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5703 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.5834 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.852 deaths per 100,000 people | +46.0% |
| 2021 | 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4783 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4643 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.505 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5395 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5115 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5834 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8602 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.852 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 79 Sweden 0.8804 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 80 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.8787 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 81 Guinea 0.8762 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 83 Afghanistan 0.8583 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 0.8579 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 85 Suriname 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Mexico was 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8683 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4643 deaths per 100,000 people in 2001.
- How does Mexico rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Mexico ranks 82nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 69.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.