Guatemala vs Mexico
Guatemala vs Mexico: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.9 per 100,000 people in Guatemala and 5.9 per 100,000 people in Mexico, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Mexico, by 0 per 100,000 people, or 1 times that in Guatemala.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Mexico has been higher since 2012, when it overtook Guatemala.
- In 2017, Guatemala ranked 149 and Mexico ranked 148 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Guatemala | Mexico | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.3 | 5.7 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 5.7 | 6 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 11 |
| 2010 | 7 | 6.1 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 8.7 | 5.6 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 11.4 | 5.2 | 12 |
| 2005 | 12 | 5.2 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 12.5 | 5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 13.2 | 5 | 13 |
| 2001 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 14.2 | 4.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 12.4 | 5 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 12.7 | 5.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 12.2 | 4.9 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 11.3 | 4.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 12.3 | 4.7 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 13.8 | 4.6 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 13.2 | 4.4 | 16 |
| 1992 | 12.8 | 4.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 12 | 4.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 10.8 | 4 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Guatemala vs Mexico
Health
- Life expectancyGuatemala: 72.6 years in 2023Mexico: 75.1 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGuatemala: 2.1 per 100 live births in 2024Mexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGuatemala: 17.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Mexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGuatemala: 56.3% in 2022Mexico: 43% in 2022
- DepressionGuatemala: 3.22% in 2017Mexico: 2.79% in 2017
People
- PopulationGuatemala: 18.1 million people in 2023Mexico: 130 million people in 2023
- Population growthGuatemala: 1.55% a year in 2023Mexico: 0.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGuatemala: 2.31 births per woman in 2023Mexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGuatemala: 56.3% in 2025Mexico: 80% in 2025
- Median ageGuatemala: 22.6 years in 2023Mexico: 28.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGuatemala: 4.7% in 2023Mexico: 8% in 2023
- Net migration rateGuatemala: -0.5 per 1,000 people in 2023Mexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGuatemala: 0.52% of GDP in 2025Mexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGuatemala: $617M in 2025Mexico: $13.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personGuatemala: $34 in 2025Mexico: $104 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGuatemala: 3.5% of government spending in 2025Mexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGuatemala: 43,000 people in 2020Mexico: 341,000 people in 2020
- National powerGuatemala: 0.09% of world capability in 2022Mexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGuatemala: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020Mexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGuatemala: 6 million TIV in 2023Mexico: 9 million TIV in 2025