Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico
Mexico: Homicide rate by sex of the victim was 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
44.88 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
16th
of 138 countries
All-time high
54.03 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2018
All-time low
14.65 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2007
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico, 1990–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.
Analysis
In 2023, homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico stood at 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population.
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 of the victim in Mexico peaked at 54.03 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018 and was at its lowest, 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population, 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.
Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico, year by year
| Year | homicides per 100,000 population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.86 homicides per 100,000 population | — |
| 1991 | 32.77 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 35.44 homicides per 100,000 population | +8.1% |
| 1993 | 33.7 homicides per 100,000 population | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 32.83 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 31.65 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 28.82 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.9% |
| 1997 | 26.48 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 25.95 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 22.84 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.0% |
| 2000 | 19.63 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.1% |
| 2001 | 18.42 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.1% |
| 2002 | 17.76 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 17.44 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 15.94 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.6% |
| 2005 | 16.69 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 17.48 homicides per 100,000 population | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population | -16.2% |
| 2008 | 23.34 homicides per 100,000 population | +59.3% |
| 2009 | 32.67 homicides per 100,000 population | +40.0% |
| 2010 | 41.95 homicides per 100,000 population | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 43.08 homicides per 100,000 population | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 40.28 homicides per 100,000 population | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 35.09 homicides per 100,000 population | -12.9% |
| 2014 | 29.93 homicides per 100,000 population | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 30.97 homicides per 100,000 population | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 36.37 homicides per 100,000 population | +17.4% |
| 2017 | 47.45 homicides per 100,000 population | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 54.03 homicides per 100,000 population | +13.9% |
| 2019 | 53.17 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 52.46 homicides per 100,000 population | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 50.44 homicides per 100,000 population | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 46.06 homicides per 100,000 population | -8.7% |
| 2023 | 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population | -2.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.5 homicides per 100,000 population, 6.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 27.39 homicides per 100,000 population, 1.6× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +59.3% | 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 23.34 homicides per 100,000 population |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 22.84 homicides per 100,000 population | 35.44 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.4 homicides per 100,000 population | 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population | 32.67 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.23 homicides per 100,000 population | 29.93 homicides per 100,000 population | 54.03 homicides per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population | 52.46 homicides per 100,000 population | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 13 Trinidad and Tobago 47.12 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 14 Colombia 46.95 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 15 Dominica 45.05 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 17 Guatemala 40.24 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 18 Brazil 34.66 homicides per 100,000 population compare
- 19 Costa Rica 33.09 homicides per 100,000 population compare
More social development data for Mexico
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 152,002 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 3 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0003 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 41,307 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0012 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico?
- Homicide rate by sex of the victim in Mexico was 44.88 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 54.03 homicides per 100,000 population in 2018.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex of the victim recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.65 homicides per 100,000 population in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicide rate by sex of the victim?
- Mexico ranks 16th out of 138 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex of the victim 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex of the victim. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Intentional homicide rate per 100,000 populationof male victims.