Child homicide rate in Mexico
Mexico: Child homicide rate was 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▬ Flat
Child homicide rate in Mexico, 1955–2022
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2022, child homicide rate in Mexico stood at 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child homicide rate in Mexico peaked at 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1969.
Mexico ranks 9th of 113 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 4.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.58 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.89 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.05 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 7.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6.75 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Ecuador 6.05 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Belize 5.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Guyana 5.46 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 12 Uruguay 4.97 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Mexico
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 41,307 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.469 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.619 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.702 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.469 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.337 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.221 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child homicide rate in Mexico?
- Child homicide rate in Mexico was 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child homicide rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
- What is the lowest child homicide rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 1969.
- How does Mexico rank for child homicide rate?
- Mexico ranks 9th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is child homicide rate rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Child homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual number of homicides where the victim is under 20 years old, per 100,000 people in the same age-group.