In 2019, an estimated 136,781 cases of pneumonia were recorded in Mexico. The country's oldest population had the highest amount of cases, with over 35,450 (or about 26 percent) of them occurring in adults aged 65 and older. Young people between the ages 11 and 19 had the least amount of pneumonia cases, with only about two percent (or 2,520) of the total 2019 cases. In 2018, more than 28 thousand people in Mexico died due to pneumonia and influenza, making these illnesses the seventh most common cause of death that year in the North American country.
Number of pneumonia cases in Mexico in 2019, by age group
According to the source: "It refers to estimated cases, which are obtained from the application of the formula [possible cases + laboratory-confirmed cases], where possible cases are obtained by multiplying the percentage of positivity by the total number of cases without a sample. "
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The figures were rounded.
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Ministry of Health (Mexico). (September 10, 2020). Number of pneumonia cases in Mexico in 2019, by age group [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171500/mexico-pneumonia-cases-age/
Ministry of Health (Mexico). "Number of pneumonia cases in Mexico in 2019, by age group ." Chart. September 10, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171500/mexico-pneumonia-cases-age/
Ministry of Health (Mexico). (2020). Number of pneumonia cases in Mexico in 2019, by age group . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171500/mexico-pneumonia-cases-age/
Ministry of Health (Mexico). "Number of Pneumonia Cases in Mexico in 2019, by Age Group ." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Sep 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171500/mexico-pneumonia-cases-age/
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