Share of deaths from homicide in Mexico
Mexico: Share of deaths from homicide was 3.86 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
3.86
Change on year
up 24.1%
World rank
6th
of 113 countries
All-time high
5.04
in 2018
All-time low
1.01
in 1969
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Share of deaths from homicide in Mexico, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2022, share of deaths from homicide in Mexico stood at 3.86.
That represents a change of up 24.1% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of deaths from homicide in Mexico peaked at 5.04 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.01, in 1969.
Mexico ranks 6th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.
Share of deaths from homicide in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 2.65 | — |
| 1956 | 2.86 | +8.1% |
| 1957 | 2.52 | -11.9% |
| 1958 | 2.53 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 2.83 | +12.1% |
| 1960 | 2.77 | -2.2% |
| 1961 | 2.73 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 2.66 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 2.04 | -23.5% |
| 1964 | 2.15 | +5.6% |
| 1965 | 2.04 | -5.3% |
| 1966 | 1.94 | -4.7% |
| 1967 | 2.05 | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.92 | -6.4% |
| 1969 | 1.01 | -47.6% |
| 1970 | 1.74 | +72.6% |
| 1971 | 1.7 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.58 | -7.5% |
| 1973 | 1.54 | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.97 | +93.2% |
| 1975 | 2.44 | -17.9% |
| 1976 | 2.25 | -7.9% |
| 1977 | 2.63 | +16.9% |
| 1978 | 2.76 | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 2.75 | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 2.79 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 2.96 | +5.9% |
| 1982 | 3.19 | +7.9% |
| 1983 | 3.09 | -3.0% |
| 1984 | 2.98 | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 3.6 | +20.7% |
| 1986 | 3.98 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 3.87 | -3.0% |
| 1988 | 3.68 | -4.8% |
| 1989 | 3.63 | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 3.43 | -5.6% |
| 1991 | 3.68 | +7.3% |
| 1992 | 4.04 | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 3.85 | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 3.78 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.63 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 3.32 | -8.4% |
| 1997 | 3.08 | -7.4% |
| 1998 | 3.07 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 2.76 | -10.2% |
| 2000 | 2.45 | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.31 | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 2.18 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 2.12 | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 1.96 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 2 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 2.1 | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 1.68 | -19.9% |
| 2008 | 2.62 | +55.7% |
| 2009 | 3.43 | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 4.29 | +25.0% |
| 2011 | 4.54 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 4.21 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 3.65 | -13.3% |
| 2014 | 3.08 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | 3.12 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 3.58 | +14.8% |
| 2017 | 4.56 | +27.4% |
| 2018 | 5.04 | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 4.87 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 3.33 | -31.6% |
| 2021 | 3.11 | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.86 | +24.1% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 3.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3419, 11.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 3.86 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.92, 2.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of deaths from homicide 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 | +93.2% | 1.54 | 2.97 |
| 1970 | +72.6% | 1.01 | 1.74 |
| 2008 | +55.7% | 1.68 | 2.62 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.68 | 2.52 | 2.86 | 5 |
| 1960s | 2.13 | 1.01 | 2.77 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.23 | 1.54 | 2.97 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.38 | 2.79 | 3.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.46 | 2.76 | 4.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.29 | 1.68 | 3.43 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.09 | 3.08 | 5.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.43 | 3.11 | 3.86 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 3 Belize 5.95 compare
- 4 Colombia 5.34 compare
- 5 Ecuador 4.95 compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.44 compare
- 8 Trinidad and Tobago 3.38 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 3.38 compare
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- 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)
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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 share of deaths from homicide in Mexico?
- Share of deaths from homicide in Mexico was 3.86 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 5.04 in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of deaths from homicide recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 in 1969.
- How does Mexico rank for share of deaths from homicide?
- Mexico ranks 6th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of deaths from homicide rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. 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 Share of deaths from homicide. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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