Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Mexico
Mexico: Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 was 32,252 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 32,252 for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Mexico peaked at 36,773 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8,867, in 2007.
That places Mexico 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,493 | — |
| 1991 | 15,128 | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 16,594 | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 16,040 | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 15,839 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 15,612 | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 14,505 | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 13,552 | -6.6% |
| 1998 | 13,656 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 12,249 | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 10,737 | -12.3% |
| 2001 | 10,285 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 10,088 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 10,087 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9,329 | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 9,921 | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 10,452 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 8,867 | -15.2% |
| 2008 | 14,006 | +58.0% |
| 2009 | 19,803 | +41.4% |
| 2010 | 25,757 | +30.1% |
| 2011 | 27,213 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 25,967 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 23,063 | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 20,010 | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 20,762 | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 24,559 | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 32,079 | +30.6% |
| 2018 | 36,685 | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 36,661 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 36,773 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 35,700 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 33,287 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 32,252 | -3.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 32,252 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 531.5, 60.7× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 32,252 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 868.5, 37.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +58.0% | 8,867 | 14,006 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,767 | 12,249 | 16,594 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,358 | 8,867 | 19,803 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,276 | 20,010 | 36,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34,503 | 32,252 | 36,773 | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Mexico?
- Number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 in Mexico was 32,252 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 36,773 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,867 in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1?
- Mexico ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of victims of intentional homicide - sdg 16.1.1 rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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