Mexico vs United States
Mexico vs United States: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 5.9 per 100,000 people in Mexico and 12.8 per 100,000 people in United States, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in United States, by 6.9 per 100,000 people, or 2.17 times that in Mexico.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- United States has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1990.
- In 2017, Mexico ranked 148 and United States ranked 45 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 | Mexico | United States | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 10 |
| 2016 | 5.9 | 12.8 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 5.7 | 12.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 5.7 | 12 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 6 | 12 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 6.1 | 12 | 11 |
| 2010 | 6.1 | 11.8 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 5.9 | 11.8 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 5.6 | 11.8 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 5.2 | 11.7 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 5.2 | 11.6 | 12 |
| 2005 | 5.2 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 5 | 11.3 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 5.1 | 11.4 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 5 | 11.3 | 13 |
| 2001 | 4.9 | 11.1 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 4.9 | 10.9 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 5 | 10.9 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 4.9 | 11.4 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 4.7 | 11.7 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 4.7 | 12 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 4.6 | 12.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 4.4 | 12.1 | 16 |
| 1992 | 4.3 | 11.9 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 4.1 | 12.1 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 4 | 12.1 | 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
Mexico vs United States
Health
- Life expectancyMexico: 75.1 years in 2023United States: 79.3 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMexico: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024United States: 0.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMexico: 10.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023United States: 5.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMexico: 43% in 2022United States: 97.5% in 2022
- DepressionMexico: 2.79% in 2017United States: 4.84% in 2017
People
- PopulationMexico: 130 million people in 2023United States: 344 million people in 2023
- Population growthMexico: 0.88% a year in 2023United States: 0.58% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMexico: 1.91 births per woman in 2023United States: 1.62 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMexico: 80% in 2025United States: 80.2% in 2025
- Median ageMexico: 28.9 years in 2023United States: 38 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMexico: 8% in 2023United States: 17.4% in 2023
- Net migration rateMexico: -0.8 per 1,000 people in 2023United States: 3.9 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMexico: 0.74% of GDP in 2025United States: 3.12% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMexico: $13.8B in 2025United States: $929B in 2025
- Military spending per personMexico: $104 in 2025United States: $2,755 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMexico: 2.5% of government spending in 2025United States: 8.3% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMexico: 341,000 people in 2020United States: 1.4 million people in 2020
- National powerMexico: 1.14% of world capability in 2022United States: 12.36% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMexico: 0.64% of the labour force in 2020United States: 0.84% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMexico: 9 million TIV in 2025United States: 745 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsMexico: 1 million TIV in 2019United States: 14 billion TIV in 2025