According to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (Inegi), deaths from all causes in Mexico increased by 3.1% year-on-year in the first half of 2024, totaling 417,408. This increase ends two consecutive years of decline in mortality rates.
During the first half of 2024, about 13,000 more deaths were recorded than in the same period of 2023, according to data provided by Inegi. For the third consecutive year, heart diseases were the leading cause of death, with 100,710 fatalities from January to June.
As for the other most common causes of death in Mexico during this period, diabetes (57,986 deaths), malignant tumors (47,439), liver diseases (20,181), and accidents (19,829) are noted, maintaining the same order as the previous year. Influenza and pneumonia, cerebrovascular diseases, homicides, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, and renal failure also appear in the top 10.
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has left over 334,000 deaths in Mexico, the country experienced the two years with the highest fatalities from any cause in 2021 and 2020, with figures exceeding one million. However, in more recent years, the figures have gradually decreased, reaching 799,869 deaths in 2023.
The information collected by Inegi is based on administrative records of death certificates from the Civil Registry, Forensic Medical Services, and records from the Public Ministry.
Regarding gender differences, it is noteworthy that the three leading causes of death were the same for both men and women in the first half of 2024. The only significant distinction lies in homicides, which ranked sixth for men with 13,418 victims, while they did not appear in the top ten for women. Of the total deaths recorded, 55.6% were men, 44.3% were women, and the rest were of unspecified genders.
