Number of deaths who in Mexico
Mexico: Number of deaths who was 1.10 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Number of deaths who in Mexico, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 1.10 million for number of deaths who in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 88.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths who in Mexico peaked at 1.10 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 458,435, in 2000.
Mexico ranks 10th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Number of deaths who in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 458,435 | — |
| 2001 | 461,479 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 474,348 | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 487,839 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 487,364 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 507,377 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 506,657 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 514,630 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 548,013 | +6.5% |
| 2009 | 560,742 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 587,712 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 583,897 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 594,287 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 602,639 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 624,214 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 645,457 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 675,292 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 689,523 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 707,251 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 729,742 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million | +2.5% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 1.10 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49,368, 22.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 1.10 million is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 41,191, 26.7× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths who 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 | +47.1% | 729,742 | 1.07 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500,688 | 458,435 | 560,742 | 10 |
| 2010s | 644,001 | 583,897 | 729,742 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 million | 1.07 million | 1.10 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,760 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- 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 number of deaths who in Mexico?
- Number of deaths who in Mexico was 1.10 million in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths who recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest number of deaths who recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 458,435 in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for number of deaths who?
- Mexico ranks 10th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of deaths who rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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