2024-01-02 22:50:34
According to the report “OECD health indicators 2023 overview”, Mexico recorded the rate of mortality (preventable and treatable) highest of all member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Avoidable mortality data provide a general “starting point” for evaluating the effectiveness of public health and health systems in reducing deaths from various diseases and injuries.
North Korea, in contrast, was the country with the lowest mortality rate
In Mexico, there was a rate of 665 per 100 thousand inhabitants, an OECD average figure, which stood at 237, that is, it is 180.5% higher. This disgraceful position on the list is shared with Latvia, which registered a rate of 531 per 100 thousand inhabitants, followed by Lithuania, with a rate of 481.
Hungary ranked fourth, with a rate of 404, while Estonia documented a total of 363. At the other extreme, South Korea was the country with the lowest mortality rate from preventable causes with 142, followed by Iceland. with 142, Israel with 141, Japan registered a total of 134 and Switzerland, with a rate of 133.
Infectious diseases were the leading cause of mortality
Regarding the causes of avoidable mortality, they were infectious diseasesfollowed by injuries, traffic accidents, suicide, heart attack, stroke and other circulatory diseases, among others.
Regarding life expectancy, the OECD average is 80.3 years, in Mexico it was only 75.4 years. Although mortality rates decreased in most countries of the OECD Since 2000, they have increased in six nations, in addition to Mexico: Costa Rica, Korea, Chile, Japan, Colombia and Turkey.
One of the few OECD indicators that shows positive figures is the decrease in the percentage of tobacco and alcohol consumption in the population under 15 years of age, where Mexico performs very well, with 8.6 and 5.1%. , respectively.
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