Homicide rate in Mexico
Mexico: Homicide rate was 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
24.24 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 7.6%
World rank
8th
of 111 countries
All-time high
33.33 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1955
All-time low
7.75 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2007
Years of data
68
1955–2022
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
Mexico recorded 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate 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 in Mexico peaked at 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955 and was at its lowest, 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people, 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.
Homicide rate in Mexico, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1955 | 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1956 | 31.61 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.2% |
| 1957 | 30.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.9% |
| 1958 | 30.35 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 32.28 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.4% |
| 1960 | 29.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.5% |
| 1961 | 27.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.8% |
| 1962 | 25.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1963 | 20.29 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.0% |
| 1964 | 20.53 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 18.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1966 | 18.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 18.38 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1968 | 17.99 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people | -45.6% |
| 1970 | 16.67 deaths per 100,000 people | +70.4% |
| 1971 | 14.89 deaths per 100,000 people | -10.7% |
| 1972 | 13.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.1% |
| 1973 | 12.57 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1974 | 22.2 deaths per 100,000 people | +76.6% |
| 1975 | 17.77 deaths per 100,000 people | -20.0% |
| 1976 | 16.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.2% |
| 1977 | 18.73 deaths per 100,000 people | +12.4% |
| 1978 | 17.8 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1979 | 17.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 17.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 17.5 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 17.88 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 16.92 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.3% |
| 1984 | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.4% |
| 1985 | 18.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.1% |
| 1986 | 19.46 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 19.78 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 18.71 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 18.54 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.7% |
| 1991 | 17.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 18.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 17.66 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 1995 | 17.11 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 15.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 14.31 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 14.22 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 10.86 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 10.14 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 9.81 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 9.69 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 8.85 deaths per 100,000 people | -8.7% |
| 2005 | 9.3 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 9.64 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | -19.7% |
| 2008 | 12.69 deaths per 100,000 people | +63.8% |
| 2009 | 16.82 deaths per 100,000 people | +32.6% |
| 2010 | 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.4% |
| 2011 | 22.61 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 21.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 18.3 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.5% |
| 2015 | 16.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 19.48 deaths per 100,000 people | +18.9% |
| 2017 | 25.14 deaths per 100,000 people | +29.1% |
| 2018 | 28.15 deaths per 100,000 people | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 27.83 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 27.65 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 26.23 deaths per 100,000 people | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people | -7.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.11 deaths per 100,000 people, 7.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12.02 deaths per 100,000 people, 2.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Homicide rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +76.6% | 12.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.2 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 1970 | +70.4% | 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.67 deaths per 100,000 people |
| 2008 | +63.8% | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.69 deaths per 100,000 people |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 31.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 30.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 |
| 1960s | 20.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 29.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.57 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.16 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.78 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 19.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 16.82 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 15.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 28.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 24.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 27.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 5 Colombia 28.2 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 28.01 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Ecuador 24.57 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 9 Saint Lucia 23.42 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 10 Brazil 21.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 11 Puerto Rico 20.67 deaths per 100,000 people 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 in Mexico?
- Homicide rate in Mexico was 24.24 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 homicide rate recorded in Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 33.33 deaths per 100,000 people in 1955.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.75 deaths per 100,000 people in 2007.
- How does Mexico rank for homicide rate?
- Mexico ranks 8th out of 111 countries with data for 2022.
- Is homicide rate 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 WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.