In the last four years, May has been the most violent month in Mexico in three of them, exception for 2023, when June was the most violent month of the year. The peak of violence happened in May 2021, when an average of 150 people were murdered every day. On the other hand, October 2023 was the least violent month in this period of time, with an average of 125 people murdered daily.

Mexico death rate for 2025 is 6.41, a 0.85% increase from 2024.

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<li>Mexico death rate for 2024 was <strong>6.35</strong>, a <strong>0.86% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Mexico death rate for 2023 was <strong>6.30</strong>, a <strong>1.04% increase</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Mexico death rate for 2022 was <strong>6.23</strong>, a <strong>1.04% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Crude death rate indicates the number of deaths occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) in Mexico was reported at 6.161 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Death rate, crude - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Mexico MX: Number of Deaths Ages 20-24 Years data was reported at 15,746.000 Person in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 15,132.000 Person for 2018. Mexico MX: Number of Deaths Ages 20-24 Years data is updated yearly, averaging 11,229.500 Person from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2019, with 30 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15,746.000 Person in 2019 and a record low of 9,650.000 Person in 2005. Mexico MX: Number of Deaths Ages 20-24 Years data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mexico – Table MX.World Bank.WDI: Health Statistics. Number of deaths of youths ages 20-24 years; ; Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.; Sum; Aggregate data for LIC, UMC, LMC, HIC are computed based on the groupings for the World Bank fiscal year in which the data was released by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation.

Civilians have become the main victims of armed violence in Mexico, more specifically, of the ongoing drug war or guerra contra el narcotráfico. Since 2007, at least of 6,152 civilians have been killed in confrontations between the armed forces and criminal groups, in stark contrast with the death of at least 423 members of the armed forces registered in the same time period. 2011 was the deadliest year for civilians, as 1,324 such people lost their lives to this war.

Number of infant deaths in Mexico was reported at 22018 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Number of infant deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

On April 1st, 2024, Gisela Gaytán, candidate for Municipal Mayor of Celaya, one of the most violent cities in the world, was murdered during a political rally. For the 2024 Elections in Mexico, over 268 political candidates, politicians, related people, or their family members have been killed from December 2023 to June 2024.

Cause of death, by injury (% of total) in Mexico was reported at 10.5 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Cause of death, by injury (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people) in Mexico was reported at 2.1 % in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Tuberculosis death rate (per 100,000 people) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

A total of 816 persons were murdered in Mexico City in 2024. The highest number of intentional homicides was registered in March 2023, with 83 victims.

The number of homicides registered in the term of former Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto amounted to 150,451 cases as of 2017, a considerable increase in comparison with Felipe Calderón's presidential term. At the end of his term, Andrés Manuel López Obrador recorded over 151,000 homicides.

Number of under-five deaths in Mexico was reported at 25584 deaths in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Number of under-five deaths - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

The first case of COVID-19 in Mexico was detected on March 1, 2020. By the end of the year, the total number of confirmed infections had surpassed 1.4 million. Meanwhile, the number of deaths related to the disease was nearing 148,000. On May 11, 2025, the number of cases recorded had reached 7.6 million, while the number of deaths amounted to around 335,000. The relevance of the Omicron variant Omicron, a highly contagious COVID-19 variant, was declared of concern by the World Health Organization (WHO) at the end of November 2021. As the pandemic unfolded, it became the variant with the highest share of COVID-19 cases in the world. In Latin America, countries such as Colombia, Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico were strongly affected. In fact, by 2023 nearly all analyzed sequences within these countries corresponded to an Omicron subvariant. Beyond a health crisis As the COVID-19 pandemic progressed worldwide, the respiratory disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 virus first detected in Wuhan brought considerable economic consequences for countries and households. While Mexico’s gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices declined in 2020 compared to the previous year, a survey conducted among adults during the first months of 2021 showed COVID-19 impacted families mainly through finances and employment, with around one third of households in Mexico reporting an income reduction and the same proportion having at least one household member suffering from the disease.Find the most up-to-date information about the coronavirus pandemic in the world under Statista’s COVID-19 facts and figures site.

AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates) in Mexico was reported at 4600 in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - AIDS estimated deaths (UNAIDS estimates) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

During the influenza season of 2023-2024, the number of deaths reported in Mexico amounted to ***, up from the *** deaths due to this respiratory infection registered a season earlier. Moreover, the highest number of deaths from influenza in the North American country reached ***** cases in the 2013-2014 season. During the last influenza season, the number of cases in Mexico surpassed the ******.

Mexico suicide rate for 2021 was 6.95, a 9.28% increase from 2020.

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<li>Mexico suicide rate for 2020 was <strong>6.36</strong>, a <strong>3.41% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Mexico suicide rate for 2019 was <strong>6.15</strong>, a <strong>6.03% increase</strong> from 2018.</li>
<li>Mexico suicide rate for 2018 was <strong>5.80</strong>, a <strong>2.29% increase</strong> from 2017.</li>
</ul>Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) in Mexico was reported at 9.0934 % in 2019, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mexico - Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mexico birth rate for 2025 is 15.81, a 1.62% decline from 2024.

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<li>Mexico birth rate for 2024 was <strong>16.07</strong>, a <strong>2.31% increase</strong> from 2023.</li>
<li>Mexico birth rate for 2023 was <strong>15.71</strong>, a <strong>2.09% decline</strong> from 2022.</li>
<li>Mexico birth rate for 2022 was <strong>16.04</strong>, a <strong>1.91% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
</ul>Crude birth rate indicates the number of live births occurring during the year, per 1,000 population estimated at midyear. Subtracting the crude death rate from the crude birth rate provides the rate of natural increase, which is equal to the rate of population change in the absence of migration.

The number of women murdered on account of their gender in Mexico reached *** in 2024. August 2021 was the deadliest month for women in Mexico, not only that year, but also of the analyzed period, with *** femicides documented. In March 2020, the government of Mexico imposed a partial lockdown due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Domestic violence and sexual abuse reports in Latin America rose during the first months after the outbreak. Mexico, for instance, experienced a ** percent increase in domestic violence reports.

Mexico maternal mortality rate for 2023 was 42.00, a 6.67% decline from 2022.

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<li>Mexico maternal mortality rate for 2022 was <strong>45.00</strong>, a <strong>56.73% decline</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Mexico maternal mortality rate for 2021 was <strong>104.00</strong>, a <strong>70.49% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Mexico maternal mortality rate for 2020 was <strong>61.00</strong>, a <strong>41.86% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Maternal mortality ratio is the number of women who die from pregnancy-related causes while pregnant or within 42 days of pregnancy termination per 100,000 live births. The data are estimated with a regression model using information on the proportion of maternal deaths among non-AIDS deaths in women ages 15-49, fertility, birth attendants, and GDP.