Canada vs Mexico: Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories
Hospital discharges by diagnostic categories over time
- Canada
- Mexico
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.
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About this data
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.