What share of people in Hidalgo have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 63.8% of residents of Hidalgo were affiliated to a health service (5th lowest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 35.7% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 87.0% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Hidalgo, Mexico: official figures

43.5% of the people of Hidalgo lacked access to health services in 2024, about 1,405,906 people (6th highest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 14.4% in 2018 and 50.4% in 2022.

People without access to health services

43.5%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

544

2025

What is the death rate in Hidalgo?

18,219 deaths of residents of Hidalgo were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 544 per 100,000 (10th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 562.

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How many people die of heart disease in Hidalgo?

Deaths from heart disease in Hidalgo ran at 134.3 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (15th highest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 141.7.

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How many people die of diabetes in Hidalgo?

Deaths from diabetes in Hidalgo ran at 75.5 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (15th highest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 78.3.

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How many people die of cancer in Hidalgo?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Hidalgo ran at 73.2 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (13th highest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 75.3.

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What is the suicide rate in Hidalgo?

The suicide rate among residents of Hidalgo was 5.2 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (7th lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 28.4 per 100,000 people in the state (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Hidalgo compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Hidalgo ranks 6 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
3	Michoacan	46.1%
4	Morelos	44.0%
5	Oaxaca	43.9%
6	Hidalgo	43.5%
7	Veracruz	40.7%
8	State of Mexico	40.2%
9	Tlaxcala	39.3%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Hidalgo ranks 28 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
25	Guerrero	67.3%
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%

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

Hidalgo ranks 23 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
20	Michoacan	556
21	Zacatecas	555
22	Tlaxcala	547
23	Hidalgo	544
24	Nayarit	527
25	Sinaloa	524
26	Coahuila	507

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

Hidalgo ranks 15 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
12	Guerrero	83.3
13	Tamaulipas	80.2
14	Chihuahua	77.2
15	Hidalgo	75.5
16	San Luis Potosi	75.0
17	Baja California	71.9
18	Mexico City	71.1

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

Hidalgo ranks 15 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
12	Jalisco	135.6
13	Coahuila	135.5
14	Durango	135.2
15	Hidalgo	134.3
16	Morelos	132.3
17	State of Mexico	132.2
18	Oaxaca	130.3

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

Hidalgo ranks 26 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
23	Baja California	5.6
24	Veracruz	5.5
25	Morelos	5.5
26	Hidalgo	5.2
27	Colima	4.9
28	Mexico City	4.5
29	Sinaloa	4.4

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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…)
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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