Mexico vs United States of America: Homicides, by sex of the victim
Mexico
3,739 homicides
in 2023
United States of America
4,359 homicides
in 2023
Mexico rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd
Homicides, by sex of the victim over time
- Mexico
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 4,359 homicides against 3,739 homicides in Mexico, a difference of 620 homicides.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United States of America ahead.
Mexico ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 138 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,503 homicides | 4,801 homicides | 3,299 homicides | United States of America |
| 2000s | 1,341 homicides | 3,718 homicides | 2,377 homicides | United States of America |
| 2010s | 2,920 homicides | 3,425 homicides | 505.14 homicides | United States of America |
| 2020s | 3,906 homicides | 4,640 homicides | 733.39 homicides | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicides, by sex of the victim, Mexico or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 4,359 homicides against 3,739 homicides in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in homicides, by sex of the victim between Mexico and United States of America?
- 620 homicides, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and United States of America?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Mexico and United States of America rank globally for homicides, by sex of the victim?
- Mexico ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd 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 Homicides, 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
Number of intentional homicidesof female victims .