What is male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico?

Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico was 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Mexico?

The highest recorded value was 10.53 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021.

What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Mexico?

The lowest recorded value was 1.55 deaths per 100,000 population in 1973.

How does Mexico rank for male vs. female suicide rate?

Mexico ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.

Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Mexico?

Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Mexico data come from?

The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico

Name: Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico
Creator: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Mexico: Male vs. female suicide rate was 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)

10.13 deaths per 100,000 population

Change on year

down 3.8%

World rank

59th

of 111 countries

All-time high

10.53 deaths per 100,000 population

in 2021

All-time low

1.55 deaths per 100,000 population

in 1973

Years of data

1955–2022

Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico, 1955–2022

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico is 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population, measured in 2022.

That represents a change of down 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico peaked at 10.53 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.55 deaths per 100,000 population, in 1973.

That places Mexico 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 68 years of available data.

Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico, year by year

Annual values for Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico, 1955 to 2022.
Year	deaths per 100,000 population	Change
1955	2.5 deaths per 100,000 population	—
1956	3.16 deaths per 100,000 population	+26.4%
1957	3.2 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.3%
1958	3.71 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.8%
1959	4.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.4%
1960	3.78 deaths per 100,000 population	-6.8%
1961	3.83 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.2%
1962	3.85 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.6%
1963	3.86 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.3%
1964	3.83 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.8%
1965	3.46 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.7%
1966	3.43 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.9%
1967	4.08 deaths per 100,000 population	+18.9%
1968	3.56 deaths per 100,000 population	-12.7%
1969	1.75 deaths per 100,000 population	-50.8%
1970	2.7 deaths per 100,000 population	+54.6%
1971	1.67 deaths per 100,000 population	-38.2%
1972	1.67 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.2%
1973	1.55 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.3%
1974	4.94 deaths per 100,000 population	+219.4%
1975	4.02 deaths per 100,000 population	-18.7%
1976	3.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-7.4%
1977	4.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.0%
1978	3.83 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.5%
1979	3.49 deaths per 100,000 population	-8.9%
1980	3.1 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.3%
1981	3.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+15.0%
1982	3.52 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
1983	3.13 deaths per 100,000 population	-11.0%
1984	2.84 deaths per 100,000 population	-9.5%
1985	4.33 deaths per 100,000 population	+52.7%
1986	4.89 deaths per 100,000 population	+13.0%
1987	4.7 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.8%
1988	4.63 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.5%
1989	5.08 deaths per 100,000 population	+9.7%
1990	5.13 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.9%
1991	5.24 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.2%
1992	5.63 deaths per 100,000 population	+7.4%
1993	5.78 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.7%
1994	6.14 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.2%
1995	6.52 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.2%
1996	6.53 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.1%
1997	6.9 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.5%
1998	6.72 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.5%
1999	6.64 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.2%
2000	6.75 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.8%
2001	7.07 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.6%
2002	7.03 deaths per 100,000 population	-0.6%
2003	7.38 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.1%
2004	7.24 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.0%
2005	7.43 deaths per 100,000 population	+2.7%
2006	7.26 deaths per 100,000 population	-2.3%
2007	7.13 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.7%
2008	7.47 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.7%
2009	7.87 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.4%
2010	7.49 deaths per 100,000 population	-4.8%
2011	8.27 deaths per 100,000 population	+10.4%
2012	7.82 deaths per 100,000 population	-5.4%
2013	8.33 deaths per 100,000 population	+6.5%
2014	8.67 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.2%
2015	8.56 deaths per 100,000 population	-1.3%
2016	8.56 deaths per 100,000 population	+0.0%
2017	8.67 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.2%
2018	8.8 deaths per 100,000 population	+1.5%
2019	9.31 deaths per 100,000 population	+5.8%
2020	10.06 deaths per 100,000 population	+8.0%
2021	10.53 deaths per 100,000 population	+4.7%
2022	10.13 deaths per 100,000 population	-3.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	3.33 deaths per 100,000 population	2.5 deaths per 100,000 population	4.06 deaths per 100,000 population	5
1960s	3.54 deaths per 100,000 population	1.75 deaths per 100,000 population	4.08 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1970s	3.17 deaths per 100,000 population	1.55 deaths per 100,000 population	4.94 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1980s	3.98 deaths per 100,000 population	2.84 deaths per 100,000 population	5.08 deaths per 100,000 population	10
1990s	6.12 deaths per 100,000 population	5.13 deaths per 100,000 population	6.9 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2000s	7.26 deaths per 100,000 population	6.75 deaths per 100,000 population	7.87 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2010s	8.45 deaths per 100,000 population	7.49 deaths per 100,000 population	9.31 deaths per 100,000 population	10
2020s	10.24 deaths per 100,000 population	10.06 deaths per 100,000 population	10.53 deaths per 100,000 population	3

Countries ranked near Mexico

56 Puerto Rico 10.75 deaths per 100,000 population compare
57 Portugal 10.63 deaths per 100,000 population compare
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.21 deaths per 100,000 population compare
60 Ecuador 9.97 deaths per 100,000 population compare
61 Singapore 9.86 deaths per 100,000 population compare
62 Kyrgyzstan 9.5 deaths per 100,000 population compare

See the full ranking of 111 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico?: Male vs. female suicide rate in Mexico was 10.13 deaths per 100,000 population in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Mexico?: The highest recorded value was 10.53 deaths per 100,000 population in 2021.
What is the lowest male vs. female suicide rate recorded in Mexico?: The lowest recorded value was 1.55 deaths per 100,000 population in 1973.
How does Mexico rank for male vs. female suicide rate?: Mexico ranks 59th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
Is male vs. female suicide rate rising or falling in Mexico?: Over the last ten years it is up 29.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?: The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Male vs. female suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Male vs. female suicide rate
Unit: deaths per 100,000 population
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

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