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
102030195519882022

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) – 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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Indicator
Homicide rate by age of the victim
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
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Annual number of deaths from homicides, per 100,000 people within the same age-group.