Causes of mortality in Mexico

Mexico: Causes of mortality was 778,865 Deaths in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
778,865 Deaths
Change on year
down 5.6%
World rank
6th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.10 million Deaths
in 2021
All-time low
378,104 Deaths
in 1962
Years of data
64
1960–2023

Causes of mortality in Mexico, 1960–2023

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Deaths.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 778,865 Deaths for causes of mortality in 2023.

The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, causes of mortality in Mexico peaked at 1.10 million Deaths in 2021 and was at its lowest, 378,104 Deaths, in 1962.

That places Mexico 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 64 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 415,101 Deaths 378,104 Deaths 458,886 Deaths 10
1970s 449,090 Deaths 416,424 Deaths 485,656 Deaths 10
1980s 412,772 Deaths 396,561 Deaths 432,547 Deaths 10
1990s 427,137 Deaths 409,427 Deaths 444,490 Deaths 10
2000s 485,320 Deaths 437,555 Deaths 550,756 Deaths 10
2010s 638,882 Deaths 576,156 Deaths 728,653 Deaths 10
2020s 942,768 Deaths 778,865 Deaths 1.10 million Deaths 4

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
  2. 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
  3. 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
  4. 7 Italy 666,131 Deaths compare
  5. 8 United Kingdom 647,699 Deaths compare
  6. 9 France 621,705 Deaths compare

See the full ranking of 46 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is causes of mortality in Mexico?
Causes of mortality in Mexico was 778,865 Deaths in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest causes of mortality recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 1.10 million Deaths in 2021.
What is the lowest causes of mortality recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 378,104 Deaths in 1962.
How does Mexico rank for causes of mortality?
Mexico ranks 6th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
Is causes of mortality rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Causes of mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Causes of mortality
Unit
Deaths
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
46 places, 2,503 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset presents the number of deaths and age-standardised death rates by causes of deaths. The number of deaths according to sex and selected causes are extracted from the World Health Organization Mortality Database available at https://www.who.int/data/data-collection-tools/who-mortality-database. Detailed information on the coverage and reliability of the cause-of-death data is regularly published in World Health Statistics Annuals. The selected causes of death presented in the OECD Health Statistics database are detailed in an Excel file available for download, with codes according to the Tenth revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) along with codes from other ICD revisions used in the WHO Mortality Database. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.