Guyana vs Mexico: Child homicide rate

Guyana
5.46 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Mexico
6.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Guyana rank
11th
Mexico rank
9th

Child homicide rate over time

  • Guyana
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana, a difference of 0.57 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.1 times Guyana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Mexico ahead.

Guyana ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 9th of 113 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people 3.88 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1980s 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people 5.02 deaths per 100,000 people 3.67 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
1990s 0.76 deaths per 100,000 people 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2000s 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people 3.03 deaths per 100,000 people 0.2825 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2010s 3.13 deaths per 100,000 people 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people 2.42 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico
2020s 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8349 deaths per 100,000 people Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child homicide rate, Guyana or Mexico?
Mexico, at 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people in Guyana as of 2022.
What is the difference in child homicide rate between Guyana and Mexico?
0.57 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Mexico?
34 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Guyana and Mexico rank globally for child homicide rate?
Guyana ranks 11th and Mexico ranks 9th of 113 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Child homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 4,903 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.