Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico
Mexico: Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred was 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico, 1989–2025
Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2025, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico stood at 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people.
The figure is down 29.0% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico peaked at 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1990.
That places Mexico 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1991 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1992 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1993 | 0.0308 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1994 | 0.1624 deaths per 100,000 people | +427.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | -99.3% |
| 1996 | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people | +3536.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0479 deaths per 100,000 people | +19.6% |
| 1998 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2000 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2002 | 0.0256 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2003 | 0.0029 deaths per 100,000 people | -88.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2069 deaths per 100,000 people | +7002.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1928 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6238 deaths per 100,000 people | +223.5% |
| 2007 | 1.81 deaths per 100,000 people | +190.5% |
| 2008 | 3.42 deaths per 100,000 people | +88.9% |
| 2009 | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | +47.0% |
| 2010 | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.9% |
| 2011 | 4.27 deaths per 100,000 people | -22.8% |
| 2012 | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.7% |
| 2013 | 3.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -25.8% |
| 2014 | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | -26.7% |
| 2015 | 3.7 deaths per 100,000 people | +34.3% |
| 2016 | 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 7.87 deaths per 100,000 people | +125.1% |
| 2018 | 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.0% |
| 2019 | 8.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 10.51 deaths per 100,000 people | +26.7% |
| 2021 | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.0% |
| 2022 | 9.72 deaths per 100,000 people | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 8.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -14.2% |
| 2024 | 8.36 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | -29.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +7002.4% | 0.0029 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2069 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1996 | +3536.4% | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.04 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1994 | +427.4% | 0.0308 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1624 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0025 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0282 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1624 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 8 Mali 8.54 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.85 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Central African Republic 6.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Lebanon 5.93 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 13 South Sudan 4.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 14 Congo 4.64 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico?
- Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred in Mexico was 5.94 deaths per 100,000 people in 2025, according to Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 11.77 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1990.
- How does Mexico rank for death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred?
- Mexico ranks 11th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Uppsala Conflict Data Program (2026); geoBoundaries (2023); Population based on various sources (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate in armed conflicts based on where they occurred. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Best estimate of the number of deaths of combatants and civilians due to fighting in interstate, intrastate, extrasystemic, non-state conflicts, and one-sided violence that were ongoing that year.