Mexico vs Puerto Rico: Homicide rate by age of the victim
Mexico
24.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Puerto Rico
20.67 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Mexico rank
8th
Puerto Rico rank
11th
Homicide rate by age of the victim over time
- Mexico
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 16.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.5 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.66 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.17 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 20.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.32 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 20.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 25.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 21 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.24 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, Mexico or Puerto Rico?
- Mexico, at 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by age of the victim between Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 3.57 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Puerto Rico?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Mexico and Puerto Rico rank globally for homicide rate by age of the victim?
- Mexico ranks 8th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th 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.