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

Latest (2023)
32,252
Change on year
down 3.1%
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
36,773
in 2020
All-time low
8,867
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 in Mexico, 1990–2023

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1990200620231990: 14.5k1991: 15.1k1992: 16.6k1993: 16.0k1994: 15.8k1995: 15.6k1996: 14.5k1997: 13.6k1998: 13.7k1999: 12.2k2000: 10.7k2001: 10.3k2002: 10.1k2003: 10.1k2004: 9.3k2005: 9.9k2006: 10.5k2007: 8.9k2008: 14.0k2009: 19.8k2010: 25.8k2011: 27.2k2012: 26.0k2013: 23.1k2014: 20.0k2015: 20.8k2016: 24.6k2017: 32.1k2018: 36.7k2019: 36.7k2020: 36.8k2021: 35.7k2022: 33.3k2023: 32.3k

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

Annual values for Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database) in Mexico, 1990 to 2023.
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.

YearChange FromTo
2008 +58.0% 8,867 14,006

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 1 Brazil 40,698 compare
  2. 3 Colombia 13,035 compare
  3. 4 Ecuador 8,221 compare
  4. 5 Haiti 4,789 compare

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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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Indicator
Number of victims of intentional homicide - SDG 16.1.1 (UNODC database)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
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Coverage
36 places, 959 data points, 1990–2023
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