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Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Mexico

Mexico: Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner was 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
down 81.1%
World rank
45th
of 67 countries
All-time high
0.0403 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2021
All-time low
0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2023
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Mexico, 2015–2023

0.010.020.030.042015201920232015: 0.008 homicides per 100,000 population2016: 0.018 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.007 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.015 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.029 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.013 homicides per 100,000 population2021: 0.04 homicides per 100,000 population2022: 0.034 homicides per 100,000 population2023: 0.006 homicides per 100,000 population

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

Mexico recorded 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 81.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Mexico peaked at 0.0403 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population, in 2023.

Mexico ranks 45th of 67 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Mexico, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2015 0.0085 homicides per 100,000 population —
2016 0.0185 homicides per 100,000 population +118.1%
2017 0.0067 homicides per 100,000 population -63.9%
2018 0.0148 homicides per 100,000 population +123.0%
2019 0.0294 homicides per 100,000 population +98.2%
2020 0.013 homicides per 100,000 population -55.9%
2021 0.0403 homicides per 100,000 population +210.8%
2022 0.0337 homicides per 100,000 population -16.6%
2023 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population -81.1%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 9% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0669 homicides per 100,000 population, 9% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0156 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0067 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0294 homicides per 100,000 population 5
2020s 0.0233 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0403 homicides per 100,000 population 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 42 Bolivia 0.0163 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 43 Morocco 0.0158 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 44 Philippines 0.0157 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 46 Colombia 0.0039 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  5. 47 Andorra 0 homicides per 100,000 population
  6. 47 Antigua and Barbuda 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  7. 47 Armenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  8. 47 Barbados 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  9. 47 Belize 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  10. 47 Chile 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  11. 47 El Salvador 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  12. 47 Honduras 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  13. 47 Iceland 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  14. 47 Israel 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  15. 47 Jamaica 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  16. 47 Jordan 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  17. 47 Latvia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  18. 47 Malta 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  19. 47 Montenegro 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  20. 47 Oman 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  21. 47 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  22. 47 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  23. 47 Slovenia 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  24. 47 Sweden 0 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  25. 47 Vatican 0 homicides per 100,000 population

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Mexico?
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner in Mexico was 0.0064 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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0403 homicides per 100,000 population in 2021.
What is the lowest homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0064 homicides per 100,000 population in 2023.
How does Mexico rank for homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner?
Mexico ranks 45th out of 67 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
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 where the perpetrator is an intimate partner. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate where the perpetrator is an intimate partner
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
67 places, 714 data points, 2007–2024
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