Ecuador vs Mexico: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Ecuador
24.57 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico
24.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Ecuador rank
7th
Mexico rank
8th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Ecuador
- Mexico
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Mexico ahead.
Ecuador ranks 7th and Mexico ranks 8th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.06 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 6.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.91 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.14 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 8.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 18.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 12.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.55 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 15.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.39 deaths per 100,000 people | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.16 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 12.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 26.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.38 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, Ecuador or Mexico?
- Ecuador, at 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people against 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people in Mexico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Ecuador and Mexico?
- 0.33 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Mexico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2022.
- How do Ecuador and Mexico rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Ecuador ranks 7th 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.