in Mexico, 4 out of 10 deaths Causes of heart disease or diabetes and its complications. Between January and June 2022 alone, 105,684 deaths from heart disease and 59,996 from diabetes were recorded, according to preliminary data on deaths published by Inegi.
The third place in the list of causes of death was occupied by malignant tumors or cancer. This means that COVID-19 The death rate dropped slightly; Although it still costs many lives, the level of death from this virus has dropped significantly as the population has been vaccinated.
so list of main causes of death in mexico For that period was:
- heart disease
- diabetes
- malignant tumors
- COVID-19
- liver diseases
- cerebrovascular disease
- accidents
- killings/murders
- influenza and pneumonia
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
deaths by gender
According to preliminary calculations, in this first half of 2022, a total of 439,878 deaths were registered, of which 56.5% were male and 43.4% were female, the remaining gender was not registered.
In breaking down the causes of death by gender, it is observed that the first three were common in both the cases during the period January to June 2022: heart disease, diabetes mellitus and malignant tumour.
Among the main differences based on gender, it was observed that a higher proportion of men die from accidents or violence, while kidney failure is one of the main causes of death for women.
It is also important to highlight that in the concentration of deaths due to violence, the majority of attackers are men, regardless of the gender of the victim. Overall, during this period, the number of human slaughter deaths was 15,561.