Homicide rate who mortality database in Mexico
Mexico: Homicide rate who mortality database was 24.24 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.24
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
33.33
in 1955
All-time low
7.75
in 2007
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Homicide rate who mortality database in Mexico, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 24.24 for homicide rate who mortality database in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who mortality database in Mexico peaked at 33.33 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 7.75, in 2007.
That places Mexico 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Homicide rate who mortality database in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 33.33 | — |
| 1956 | 31.61 | -5.2% |
| 1957 | 30.36 | -3.9% |
| 1958 | 30.35 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 32.28 | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 29.54 | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 27.23 | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 25.04 | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 20.29 | -19.0% |
| 1964 | 20.53 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 18.65 | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 18.09 | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 18.38 | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 17.99 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.78 | -45.6% |
| 1970 | 16.67 | +70.4% |
| 1971 | 14.89 | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 13.83 | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 12.57 | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 22.2 | +76.6% |
| 1975 | 17.77 | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 16.66 | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 18.73 | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 17.8 | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 17.71 | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 17.82 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 17.5 | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 17.88 | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 16.92 | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 16.34 | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 18.64 | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 19.46 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 19.78 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 18.71 | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 18.54 | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 17.11 | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 17.48 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 19.17 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 18.22 | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 17.66 | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 17.11 | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 15.56 | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 14.31 | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 14.22 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.56 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 10.86 | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 10.14 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 9.81 | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.69 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.85 | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 9.3 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.64 | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.75 | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 12.69 | +63.8% |
| 2009 | 16.82 | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 21.76 | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 22.61 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.09 | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 18.3 | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 15.83 | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 16.39 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 19.48 | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 25.14 | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 28.15 | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 27.83 | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.65 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.23 | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 24.24 | -7.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 24.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.13, 7.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 24.24 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate who mortality database 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +76.6% | 12.57 | 22.2 |
| 1970 | +70.4% | 9.78 | 16.67 |
| 2008 | +63.8% | 7.75 | 12.69 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.59 | 30.35 | 33.33 | 5 |
| 1960s | 20.55 | 9.78 | 29.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.88 | 12.57 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.16 | 16.34 | 19.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.34 | 12.56 | 19.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.55 | 7.75 | 16.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 | 15.83 | 28.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.04 | 24.24 | 27.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 5 Trinidad and Tobago 28.01 compare
- 6 Colombia 27.37 compare
- 7 Ecuador 24.57 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 23.42 compare
- 10 Brazil 21.11 compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 20.67 compare
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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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.039 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate who mortality database in Mexico?
- Homicide rate who mortality database in Mexico was 24.24 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 in 1955.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who mortality database recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicide rate who mortality database?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who mortality database rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Homicide rate who mortality database. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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