Canada vs Mexico: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories

Canada
3.18 million Discharges
in 2024
Mexico
4.81 million Discharges
in 2024
Canada rank
12th
Mexico rank
9th

Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time

  • Canada
  • Mexico
02.0M4.0M6.0M198020022024

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 4.81 million Discharges against 3.18 million Discharges in Canada, a difference of 1.63 million Discharges.

That makes Mexico's figure about 1.5 times Canada's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Mexico has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 9th of 34 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Mexico Difference Ahead
1990s 3.06 million Discharges 3.77 million Discharges 717,356 Discharges Mexico
2000s 2.80 million Discharges 4.50 million Discharges 1.70 million Discharges Mexico
2010s 3.00 million Discharges 5.24 million Discharges 2.25 million Discharges Mexico
2020s 2.99 million Discharges 4.31 million Discharges 1.32 million Discharges Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher hospital discharges by diagnostic categories, Canada or Mexico?
Mexico, at 4.81 million Discharges against 3.18 million Discharges in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in hospital discharges by diagnostic categories between Canada and Mexico?
1.63 million Discharges, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Mexico?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Canada and Mexico rank globally for hospital discharges by diagnostic categories?
Canada ranks 12th and Mexico ranks 9th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Canada vs Mexico: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 27 August 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnostic-categories/canada/mexico/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/hospital-discharges-by-diagnostic-categories/canada/mexico/">Canada vs Mexico: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Unit
Discharges
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
44 places, 1,040 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

A hospital discharge is the formal release of a patient from a hospital. The list of diagnostic categories is based on the International Shortlist for Hospital Morbidity Tabulation (ISHMT). Click here to see the complete shortlist with ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.