What did they die of in Mexico? – Heart disease, diabetes and cancer are the leading causes of death in 2022

According to death registration statistics, among the top ten causes of death in Mexico, heart disease ranks first, diabetes second, and malignant tumors third.

Mexico City, November 2 (yet). – heart disease is the main Causes of death in Mexico’s population.Although in 2021, due to the impact of the epidemic Coronavirus disease During 2022, this position will be occupied by heart disease Those who were promoted as the main reason why Mexico’s death toll exceeded 200,000 that year.

According to the survey results Registered death statistics (EDR) 2022, conducted by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), counted 847,00716 death tollAmong them, women accounted for 43.7% (370,531 people) and men accounted for 56.2% (476,185 people). And in a thousand cases, the gender of the deceased was not specified.

Of the 847,716 deaths registered in 2022, 762,773 (or 90.0%) were caused by diseases and health-related problems. And 84,943 cases (10%) were related to accidents or violent incidents.

about 10 main reasons for Mexico’s populationa, EDR points out that first of all heart diseasecausing 200,023 deaths in 2022; diabetes ranks second, causing 115,025 deaths.

The third place went malignant tumorThese included digestive organs, genitourinary organs, as well as bones, joint cartilage, connective tissue, skin and breasts, resulting in 89,574 deaths; and liver diseases, such as alcoholic liver disease and other liver diseases, resulting in 41,281 death toll.

COVID-19 kills 38,508 people Death toll in 2022; and accidental accidents such as firearms, knife trauma, hanging, strangulation and suffocation, exposure to smoke, fire or flames, poisoning and exposure to hazardous materials, drowning and immersion, falls and accidental transportation – in vehicles – resulting in 37,450 deaths.

this cerebrovascular diseaseAcute stroke, intracerebral hemorrhage, other non-traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, and cerebral atherosclerosis resulted in 35,977 deaths.

Assaults (homicides) resulted in 33,287 deaths, of which 4,329 were registered in Guanajuato; 300,257 Mexico State; Baja California, 2,925 cases filed; Michoacán, 200,329; Chihuahua, 2000 157; Harris Colorado, with 1,863; Sonora, 1,759; Zacatecas, 1,459; Nuevo León, 1,410; and Guerrero, with 1,404 deaths, so these are the 10 entities with the most deaths Homicide 2022.

exist. .between 10 main reasons for Mexico’s populationLooking at EDR, ninth place was influenza and pneumonia, which caused 33,049 deaths, and finally chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which caused 18,463 deaths.

at the rate of Number of registered deaths In 2022, by state, the incidence rate was 654 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, with the five entities with the highest incidence rates being: Mexico City, 890 cases; Morelos, 794; Colima, 777; Chihuahua The state has 758 cases and Sonora has 740 cases.

In 2022, Mexico registered 847,716 deaths. This one:
🚺 43.7%
🚹56.2%
🔹 In 1,000 cases, the person’s gender was not specified

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In 2022, 274,533 fewer deaths were recorded than in 2021, when the EDR counted 1,122,249 registered deaths.

Of the total deaths, 92.5% (1,037,551) were due to diseases and health-related problems, and 7.5% (84,698) were due to external causes, including accidents, homicides and suicides.

In 2021, the leading cause of death was COBID-19, causing 238,772 deaths; second place was heart disease, with 225,449 deaths, an 11% increase from 2022; diabetes ranked third, causing 140,729 deaths; malignant tumors The death toll is 90,124, ranking fourth.

In 2021, influenza and pneumonia killed 54,601 people; during the same period, liver disease claimed 41,890 lives; cerebrovascular disease killed 37,169 people; assaults (homicides) 35,700; accidents 34,000 and 604; and finally, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease caused 18,439 people died that year.

The study titled “Main causes of death according to registered deaths in Mexico in 2022” conducted by Statista, a global data and business intelligence platform, coincides with Inegi EDR, showing that heart disease ranks first among 10 causes of death. Leading causes of death in Mexico in 2022.

The study noted that heart disease (excluding cardiac arrest) was the leading cause of death last year, claiming 200,535 lives. Second, the analysis targeted diabetes as a cause of death because 115,681 people died from diabetes last year.

In third place is malignant neoplasm, which caused 90,018 deaths in Mexico in 2022, while in fourth place is liver disease, which caused 41,420 deaths in the same period. Ranking fifth were accidents, which killed 37,438 people.

COVID-19 ranks sixth among the top ten causes of death in Mexico, claiming 36,880 lives in 2022; during the same period, cerebrovascular diseases killed 36,158 people; these attacks (homicides) killed 32,223 people.

The study, published on October 15, showed that influenza and pneumonia were responsible for 30,062 deaths; last on the list was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which caused 18,560 deaths.

Another study titled “Leading causes of disease in Mexico in 2022”Case statistics also conducted by Statista show that acute respiratory infections are the most common disease in Mexico in 2022, with 16 million, 118,000, and 536 new cases.

The second most common disease is urinary tract infections, with 3 million 231 000 627 cases; the third most common disease in the Mexican population is intestinal infections caused by other microorganisms and ill-defined intestinal infections, with 3 million 201 000 789 cases cases.

COVID-19 ranks fourth among Leading causes of disease in Mexico in 20223 million, 195,409 cases; followed by ulcers, gastritis and duodenitis, with 629 cases, 919,000 cases; gingivitis and periodontal disease cases totaled 903,703.

In 2022, there will be 581,045 cases arterial hypertension; 821,255 people suffered from obesity; the total number of cases of vulvovaginitis was 510,602. In addition, there were 563,994 cases of conjunctivitis; type II diabetes, 476,600 cases; and acute otitis media, 472,538 cases.

The Statista study also recorded 274,727 cases of scorpion sting poisoning; 169 cases of influenza in 251,000 people; and finally 227,111 cases of strep throat and tonsillitis.