Mexico: health and care

How many Mexicans have access to health services?

72.5% of Mexico's population was affiliated to a health institution in 2025, according to INEGI's 2025 intercensal survey. Among those affiliated, 54.1% were with the IMSS, 24.4% with public health centres, hospitals or institutes, and 7.3% with the ISSSTE. 6.9% of the population reported private insurance.

Affiliation means being registered with an institution, not how often people use it or the quality of care. 5.2% were registered with IMSS-Bienestar, the federal service for people without social security. The survey also found that 4.9% of the population had a disability.

Official sources: INEGI: Intercensal Survey 2025 (PDF)

What are the main causes of death in Mexico?

Heart disease, diabetes, malignant tumours, liver disease and accidents were the five main causes of death in Mexico in 2025, according to INEGI's preliminary registered deaths statistics of 7 August 2026. 762,494 deaths were registered, a crude rate of 584 per 100,000 people.

89.8% of deaths were due to disease and health problems and 10.2% to external causes such as accidents, homicides and suicides. The figures are preliminary: INEGI produces final figures after checking them with the Secretariat of Health. Of the registered deaths, 741,475 happened in 2025 and the rest in earlier years.

Official sources: INEGI: registered deaths 2025, preliminary (PDF)

How much does Mexico spend on health?

Mexico's current health expenditure was 5.50% of GDP in 2023, according to World Bank data based on the WHO Global Health Expenditure Database, down from 5.71% in 2022.

The figure includes public spending through institutions such as the IMSS, ISSSTE and IMSS-Bienestar, and private spending including out-of-pocket payments, but not capital investment. The series is published with a lag of about three years.

Official sources: World Bank: current health expenditure, % of GDP, Mexico

How many doctors does Mexico have?

Mexico had 2.59 physicians per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Bank data from the WHO National Health Workforce Accounts, up from 2.43 in 2020.

The indicator counts generalist and specialist doctors based on national data reported to the WHO, which is why the latest year is 2022. A national average does not show how doctors are spread between states, cities and rural areas, or between public institutions and private practice.

Official sources: World Bank: physicians per 1,000 people, Mexico

What is the infant mortality rate in Mexico?

Mexico's infant mortality rate was 12.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to World Bank data from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, down from 12.4 in 2023.

The rate counts deaths before the first birthday. The UN figures are modelled estimates designed for comparison between countries, so they can differ from rates calculated directly from Mexico's birth and death registrations, which INEGI publishes in its vital statistics.

Official sources: World Bank: infant mortality rate, Mexico

What is the average life expectancy in Mexico?

In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Mexico was 75.3 years, according to the UN Population Division. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 14th highest of 33 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 74.0 years. Of 193 countries with 2024 data, 84th highest.

What is Mexico's infant mortality rate?

The UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation puts the infant mortality rate in Mexico at 12.1 per 1,000 in 2024. No year since 2005 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 12.1 per 1,000; Mexico is 17th highest of 33. Worldwide: 100th of 192.

What is the maternal mortality rate in Mexico?

42.0 per 100,000: that is the maternal mortality ratio in Mexico for 2023, according to the WHO. No year since 2005 has been lower. Latin America & Caribbean median: 55.0 per 100,000; Mexico is 23rd highest of 33. Of 192 countries with 2023 data, 100th highest.

What is Mexico's health spending?

According to the WHO, current health spending in Mexico was 5.5% of GDP in 2023. The peak was 6.1% of GDP in 2020 and the low 5.2% of GDP in 2018. Latin America & Caribbean median: 6.8% of GDP; Mexico is 21st highest of 33. Worldwide: 116th of 191.

How much do people in Mexico pay for health care themselves?

In 2023, out-of-pocket health spending in Mexico was 41.2%, according to the WHO. Since 2005 it has ranged from 38.8% (2020) to 54.6% (2005). Across Latin America & Caribbean the middle value was 29.3%, and Mexico placed 8th highest of 33. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 54th highest.

How many doctors per person does Mexico have?

According to the WHO, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Mexico was 2.6 per 1,000 in 2022. No year since 2005 has been higher. Latin America & Caribbean median: 2.6 per 1,000; Mexico is 7th highest of 12. World rank, highest first: 60th of 125.

What is hospital capacity in Mexico?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2022, is 1.0 per 1,000. Since 2005 it has ranged from 0.96 per 1,000 (2019) to 1.1 per 1,000 (2007). Latin America & Caribbean median: 2.0 per 1,000; Mexico is 27th highest of 30. Worldwide: 98th of 110.

How many children in Mexico are vaccinated against measles?

80.0%: that is measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Mexico for 2024, according to WHO and UNICEF. Its high point since 2005 was 2012, at 99.0%; its low point was 2019, at 73.0%. It is 25th highest of 32 in Latin America & Caribbean, where the median is 89.5%. Worldwide: 144th of 191.