Mexico vs Uruguay: Child homicide rate
Mexico
6.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Uruguay
4.97 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
9th
Uruguay rank
12th
Child homicide rate over time
- Mexico
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay, a difference of 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th of 113 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 3.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 3.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.21 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9698 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.71 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 4.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8717 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 5.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.07 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child homicide rate, Mexico or Uruguay?
- Mexico, at 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people against 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in child homicide rate between Mexico and Uruguay?
- 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Uruguay?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Uruguay rank globally for child homicide rate?
- Mexico ranks 9th and Uruguay ranks 12th 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.