Colombia vs Mexico: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Colombia
28.2 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Mexico
24.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Colombia rank
5th
Mexico rank
8th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Colombia
- Mexico
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1955 it was Mexico ahead.
Colombia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 7 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.09 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1960s | 25.23 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 19.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 50 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 31.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 73.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 57.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2000s | 54.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 43.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2010s | 29.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.13 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 26.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6421 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by age of the victim, Colombia or Mexico?
- Colombia, at 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Colombia and Mexico?
- 3.96 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Mexico?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
- How do Colombia and Mexico rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Colombia ranks 5th and Mexico ranks 8th of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- WHO Mortality Database (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by age of the victim. 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 deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.