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