Mexico vs Saint Lucia: Homicide rate
Mexico
24.24 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2022
Saint Lucia
23.42 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Mexico rank
8th
Saint Lucia rank
9th
Homicide rate over time
- Mexico
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia, a difference of 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 8th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th of 111 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 6 and Saint Lucia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.99 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 17.99 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1970s | 16.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4518 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.76 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1980s | 18.39 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.81 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.67 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2000s | 10.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.46 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.298 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 27.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.23 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Mexico or Saint Lucia?
- Mexico, at 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people against 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people in Saint Lucia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 0.82 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Saint Lucia?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Saint Lucia rank globally for homicide rate?
- Mexico ranks 8th and Saint Lucia ranks 9th 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. 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 homicides per 100,000 people.