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Mexico has the 3rd highest number of murders, not the third highest murder rate. It's also the 11th most populous country. Mexico's murder rate per capita is 2
by qq66 14y ago
Mexico has the 3rd highest number of murders, not the third highest murder rate. It's also the 11th most populous country.
Mexico's murder rate per capita is 22.7 per 100,000, compared to Brazil's 21.0, the US' 4.8, and India's 3.4. While these are hugely different, they're also not even close to the 3rd highest murder rate in the world, with Honduras leading the pack at 91.6.
- rgbrenner 14y agoYou are correct. I did mean "3rd highest number of murders." I corrected my post. My point was, here is a country with 36% the population of the US, and yet has a much higher number of murders annually (most caused by drug cartels). Although Hondorus is higher, if you notice, the worst Mexican state is at 111.