Homicide rate by sex in Mexico
Mexico: Homicide rate by sex was 44.88 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
44.88
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
16th
of 138 countries
All-time high
54.03
in 2018
All-time low
14.65
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex in Mexico stood at 44.88.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Mexico peaked at 54.03 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.65, in 2007.
That places Mexico 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.23 | 22.84 | 35.44 | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4 | 14.65 | 32.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.23 | 29.93 | 54.03 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.46 | 44.88 | 52.46 | 4 |
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- Political rights rating fh 3 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.626 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.221 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.469 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.702 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.619 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.337 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Mexico?
- Homicide rate by sex in Mexico was 44.88 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 54.03 in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.65 in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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