What share of people in Michoacan have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 60.1% of residents of Michoacan were affiliated to a health service (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 39.7% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 81.9% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Michoacan, Mexico: official figures

46.1% of the people of Michoacan lacked access to health services in 2024, about 2,274,678 people (3rd highest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 21.2% in 2018 and 51.2% in 2022.

People without access to health services

46.1%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

556

2025

What is the death rate in Michoacan?

29,112 deaths of residents of Michoacan were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 556 per 100,000 (13th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 588.

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How many people die of heart disease in Michoacan?

Deaths from heart disease in Michoacan ran at 127.4 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (13th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 141.6.

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How many people die of diabetes in Michoacan?

Deaths from diabetes in Michoacan ran at 87.4 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (11th highest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 92.7.

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How many people die of cancer in Michoacan?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Michoacan ran at 67.7 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (9th lowest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 70.4.

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What is the suicide rate in Michoacan?

The suicide rate among residents of Michoacan was 7.0 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (14th highest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 28.5 per 100,000 people in the state (tied for 12th lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Michoacan compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Michoacan ranks 3 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)

Michoacan ranks 30 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)

Michoacan ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
17	San Luis Potosi	580
18	Tamaulipas	578
19	Mexico City	557
20	Michoacan	556
21	Zacatecas	555
22	Tlaxcala	547
23	Hidalgo	544

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

Michoacan ranks 11 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
8	Chiapas	98.8
9	Quintana Roo	96.9
10	Morelos	91.2
11	Michoacan	87.4
12	Guerrero	83.3
13	Tamaulipas	80.2
14	Chihuahua	77.2

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

Michoacan ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
17	State of Mexico	132.2
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

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

Michoacan ranks 14 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
11	Sonora	7.6
12	Zacatecas	7.6
13	State of Mexico	7.3
14	Michoacan	7.0
15	Nayarit	6.9
16	Durango	6.8
17	Tlaxcala	6.5

Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copy

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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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