Death rate from falls in Mexico
Mexico: Death rate from falls was 1.6 in 2021. ▼ Falling
Death rate from falls in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, death rate from falls in Mexico stood at 1.6.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.7% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from falls in Mexico peaked at 2.52 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.42, in 2020.
That places Mexico 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Death rate from falls in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.5 | — |
| 2001 | 2.52 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 2.43 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.4 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.35 | -2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.37 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 2.29 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 2.07 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 2.15 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.16 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 2.03 | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 2.15 | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 2.08 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.27 | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.37 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 2.36 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.36 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.12 | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 1.99 | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 1.92 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.42 | -26.0% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | +12.7% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.91, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3.64, 44% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate from falls in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -26.0% | 1.92 | 1.42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.32 | 2.07 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.17 | 1.92 | 2.37 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.51 | 1.42 | 1.6 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate from falls in Mexico?
- Death rate from falls in Mexico was 1.6 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from falls recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 2.52 in 2001.
- What is the lowest death rate from falls recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 in 2020.
- How does Mexico rank for death rate from falls?
- Mexico ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is death rate from falls rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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