Table 2: Main grouped causes of death (Mexico 2015 and 2021).

Disease

2015

2021

COVID-19 (U7-10)

238,781

Diabetes (E10-E14)

96,508

140,729

Myocardial ischemia (I20-I25)

85,967

176,639

Cirrhosis, hepatitis and

other liver diseases (K70-K76)

34,932

41,890

Cerebrovascular diseases (I60-I69)

33,409

37,169

Chronic diseases

of the lower airway (J40-J47)

25,424

22,748

Hypertensive disease (I10-I15)

22,754

31,382

Homicides (X85-Y09)

19,968

35,700

Influenza and pneumonia (J10-J18)

18,458

54,596

Traffic accidents (V00-V89)

16,148

15,066

Perinatal deaths (P00-P96)

12,844

10,331

Total deaths of the year

665,688

1,116,705

Grouping of deaths classified by ICD-10 according to LC-CODE grouping.