What share of people in Chiapas have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 60.0% of residents of Chiapas were affiliated to a health service (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 39.7% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 85.9% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Chiapas, Mexico: official figures

63.3% of the people of Chiapas lacked access to health services in 2024, about 3,712,093 people (the highest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 17.6% in 2018 and 66.1% in 2022.

People without access to health services

63.3%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

617

2025

What is the death rate in Chiapas?

29,514 deaths of residents of Chiapas were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 617 per 100,000 (11th highest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 496.

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How many people die of heart disease in Chiapas?

Deaths from heart disease in Chiapas ran at 155.8 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (7th highest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 122.0.

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How many people die of diabetes in Chiapas?

Deaths from diabetes in Chiapas ran at 98.8 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (8th highest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 77.2.

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How many people die of cancer in Chiapas?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Chiapas ran at 74.6 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (11th highest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 60.0.

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What is the suicide rate in Chiapas?

The suicide rate among residents of Chiapas was 4.3 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 17.5 per 100,000 people in the state (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Chiapas compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Chiapas ranks 1 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
1	Chiapas	63.3%
2	Puebla	47.3%
3	Michoacan	46.1%
4	Morelos	44.0%
5	Oaxaca	43.9%
6	Hidalgo	43.5%
7	Veracruz	40.7%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Chiapas ranks 31 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
26	Veracruz	66.4%
27	State of Mexico	65.3%
28	Hidalgo	63.8%
29	Puebla	61.9%
30	Michoacan	60.1%
31	Chiapas	60.0%
32	Oaxaca	54.9%

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Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people (2025)

Chiapas ranks 11 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
8	Tabasco	648
9	Veracruz	630
10	Colima	624
11	Chiapas	617
12	Jalisco	605
13	Queretaro	600
14	State of Mexico	594

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Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)

Chiapas ranks 8 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
5	Tlaxcala	105.7
6	Oaxaca	101.8
7	State of Mexico	101.6
8	Chiapas	98.8
9	Quintana Roo	96.9
10	Morelos	91.2
11	Michoacan	87.4

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Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)

Chiapas ranks 7 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
4	Tabasco	156.8
5	Tamaulipas	156.3
6	Guanajuato	155.9
7	Chiapas	155.8
8	Puebla	152.0
9	Baja California	144.5
10	Quintana Roo	139.4

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Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)

Chiapas ranks 30 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
26	Hidalgo	5.2
27	Colima	4.9
28	Mexico City	4.5
29	Sinaloa	4.4
30	Chiapas	4.3
31	Nuevo Leon	3.8
32	Guerrero	1.8

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Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Encuesta Intercensal 2025, tabulado 00_EIC_09_01: population by affiliation to health services, by state (API response), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 e969f346c360…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Estadisticas de Defunciones Registradas (EDR) 2025, reporte de resultados 29/26 (7 August 2026, preliminary): death rates per 100,000 by state of usual residence, crude and age-standardised (graficas 5, 8, 10, 12 and 33), accident death rates by state of occurrence (grafica 26) and deaths by state (cuadro 1), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7b8ae91e9626…)
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