Homicide rate who age standardized in Mexico
Mexico: Homicide rate who age standardized was 24.24 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.24
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
33.33
in 1955
All-time low
7.75
in 2007
Years of data
68
1955–2022
Homicide rate who age standardized in Mexico, 1955–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 24.24 for homicide rate who age standardized in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate who age standardized in Mexico peaked at 33.33 in 1955 and was at its lowest, 7.75, in 2007.
Mexico ranks 8th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 68 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.59 | 30.35 | 33.33 | 5 |
| 1960s | 20.55 | 9.78 | 29.54 | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.88 | 12.57 | 22.2 | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.16 | 16.34 | 19.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.34 | 12.56 | 19.17 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.55 | 7.75 | 16.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 | 15.83 | 28.15 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.04 | 24.24 | 27.65 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 5 Colombia 28.2 compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.01 compare
- 7 Ecuador 24.57 compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 23.42 compare
- 10 Brazil 21.76 compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 20.67 compare
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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 who age standardized in Mexico?
- Homicide rate who age standardized in Mexico was 24.24 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 in 1955.
- What is the lowest homicide rate who age standardized recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicide rate who age standardized?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate who age standardized rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mexico data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate who age standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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