Causes of mortality in Mexico
Mexico: Causes of mortality was 778,865 Deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Causes of mortality in Mexico, 1960–2023
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.
Causes of mortality in Mexico, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 402,545 Deaths | — |
| 1961 | 388,857 Deaths | -3.4% |
| 1962 | 378,104 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 412,833 Deaths | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 408,275 Deaths | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 404,163 Deaths | -1.0% |
| 1966 | 424,141 Deaths | +4.9% |
| 1967 | 420,298 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 452,910 Deaths | +7.8% |
| 1969 | 458,886 Deaths | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 485,656 Deaths | +5.8% |
| 1971 | 458,323 Deaths | -5.6% |
| 1972 | 476,206 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 1973 | 458,915 Deaths | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 433,104 Deaths | -5.6% |
| 1975 | 433,926 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 454,112 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 448,261 Deaths | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 416,424 Deaths | -7.1% |
| 1979 | 425,976 Deaths | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 432,547 Deaths | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 421,762 Deaths | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 409,777 Deaths | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 410,860 Deaths | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 407,278 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 410,937 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 396,561 Deaths | -3.5% |
| 1987 | 404,699 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 411,462 Deaths | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 421,836 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 421,736 Deaths | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 410,425 Deaths | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 409,427 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 416,029 Deaths | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 418,908 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 430,101 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 436,185 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 440,259 Deaths | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 444,490 Deaths | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 443,812 Deaths | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 437,555 Deaths | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 440,664 Deaths | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 457,364 Deaths | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 470,330 Deaths | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 471,475 Deaths | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 493,811 Deaths | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 493,156 Deaths | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 501,919 Deaths | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 536,170 Deaths | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 550,756 Deaths | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 578,277 Deaths | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 576,156 Deaths | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 587,353 Deaths | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 595,759 Deaths | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 617,833 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 640,610 Deaths | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 671,194 Deaths | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 688,104 Deaths | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 704,877 Deaths | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 728,653 Deaths | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 1.07 million Deaths | +46.8% |
| 2021 | 1.10 million Deaths | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 825,017 Deaths | -24.8% |
| 2023 | 778,865 Deaths | -5.6% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 778,865 Deaths is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 268,371 Deaths, 2.9× the median. (7 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 778,865 Deaths is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 420,528 Deaths, 1.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Causes of mortality in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +46.8% | 728,653 Deaths | 1.07 million Deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 3 Croatia 51,275 Deaths compare
- 3 Japan 1.58 million Deaths compare
- 3 Netherlands 172,165 Deaths compare
- 4 Lithuania 37,453 Deaths compare
- 4 Brazil 1.47 million Deaths compare
- 5 Germany 1.03 million Deaths compare
- 5 Latvia 26,316 Deaths compare
- 6 Slovenia 21,506 Deaths compare
- 7 Estonia 15,530 Deaths compare
- 7 Italy 666,131 Deaths compare
- 8 United Kingdom 647,699 Deaths compare
- 9 France 621,705 Deaths compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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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About this data
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.