Brazil vs Mexico: Homicide rate by sex of the victim
Brazil
34.66 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mexico
44.88 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Brazil rank
18th
Mexico rank
16th
Homicide rate by sex of the victim over time
- Brazil
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population against 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil, a difference of 10.22 homicides per 100,000 population.
That makes Mexico's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 138 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6 homicides per 100,000 population | 30.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 8.37 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2000s | 49.36 homicides per 100,000 population | 19.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.96 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2010s | 51.86 homicides per 100,000 population | 41.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 10.63 homicides per 100,000 population | Brazil |
| 2020s | 36.85 homicides per 100,000 population | 48.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 11.61 homicides per 100,000 population | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate by sex of the victim, Brazil or Mexico?
- Mexico, at 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population against 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicide rate by sex of the victim between Brazil and Mexico?
- 10.22 homicides per 100,000 population, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Mexico?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Mexico rank globally for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Brazil ranks 18th and Mexico ranks 16th of 138 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate by sex 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
Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.