What share of people in Mexico City have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 80.1% of residents of Mexico City were affiliated to a health service (8th highest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 19.7% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 87.5% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Mexico City, Mexico: official figures

21.8% of the people of Mexico City lacked access to health services in 2024, about 2,036,712 people (5th lowest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 20.1% in 2018 and 28.7% in 2022.

People without access to health services

21.8%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

557

2025

What is the death rate in Mexico City?

66,185 deaths of residents of Mexico City were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 557 per 100,000 (14th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 707.

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How many people die of heart disease in Mexico City?

Deaths from heart disease in Mexico City ran at 125.9 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (12th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 168.3.

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How many people die of diabetes in Mexico City?

Deaths from diabetes in Mexico City ran at 71.1 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (15th lowest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 93.9.

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How many people die of cancer in Mexico City?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Mexico City ran at 78.3 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (7th highest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 100.7.

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What is the suicide rate in Mexico City?

The suicide rate among residents of Mexico City was 4.5 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (5th lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 31.9 per 100,000 people in the state (15th highest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Mexico City compares with other federal entities

People without access to health services (2024)

Mexico City ranks 28 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
25	Sonora	24.1%
26	Colima	24.0%
27	Baja California	23.3%
28	Mexico City	21.8%
29	Chihuahua	20.9%
30	Coahuila	20.3%
31	Baja California Sur	19.6%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Mexico City ranks 8 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
5	Coahuila	84.9%
6	Colima	84.6%
7	Sinaloa	81.2%
8	Mexico City	80.1%
9	Nayarit	79.5%
10	Aguascalientes	79.1%
11	Jalisco	79.0%

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

Mexico City ranks 19 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
16	Oaxaca	580
17	San Luis Potosi	580
18	Tamaulipas	578
19	Mexico City	557
20	Michoacan	556
21	Zacatecas	555
22	Tlaxcala	547

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

Mexico City ranks 18 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
15	Hidalgo	75.5
16	San Luis Potosi	75.0
17	Baja California	71.9
18	Mexico City	71.1
19	Coahuila	70.9
20	Colima	68.5
21	Durango	65.1

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

Mexico City ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
18	Oaxaca	130.3
19	Queretaro	128.9
20	Michoacan	127.4
21	Mexico City	125.9
22	Zacatecas	123.0
23	Sinaloa	120.6
24	Tlaxcala	119.2

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

Mexico City ranks 28 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
25	Morelos	5.5
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

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Sources

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…)
Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI): Pobreza Multidimensional (PM) 2024: indicadores de pobreza segun entidad federativa, 2016-2024 (poverty, extreme poverty, vulnerability, social deprivations and income lines by state; CONEVAL methodology, ENIGH 2024), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8ea643bcb158…)

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