This statistic shows the number of people killed during the drug-related war between rivalling cartels in Mexico from 2009 to 2011*.
The figures were collected by the Mexican government. Ever since Mexican President Felipe Calderón launched his crackdown on the drug cartels in December 2006, many thousands of people have been killed. In 2011, 12,903 fatalities were believed to be related to the ongoing drug war in Mexico.
Drug-related fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011*
Fatalities believed to be related to the ongoing drug war between different cartels in Mexico
Supplementary notes
* Data collected up until September 2011.
Fatalities believed to be related to the ongoing drug war between different cartels in Mexico.
This statistic shows a total of the figures published in the original article, which were given by the source for each year and region separately. A statistic of the fatalities by region can be found here.
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BBC. (January 25, 2012). Drug-related fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/224959/fatalities-in-the-mexican-drug-war/
BBC. "Drug-related fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011*." Chart. January 25, 2012. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224959/fatalities-in-the-mexican-drug-war/
BBC. (2012). Drug-related fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/224959/fatalities-in-the-mexican-drug-war/
BBC. "Drug-related Fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2012, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224959/fatalities-in-the-mexican-drug-war/
BBC, Drug-related fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/224959/fatalities-in-the-mexican-drug-war/ (last visited November 22, 2024)
Drug-related fatalities in Mexico from 2009 to 2011* [Graph], BBC, January 25, 2012. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/224959/fatalities-in-the-mexican-drug-war/
