What share of people in Nuevo Leon have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 89.1% of residents of Nuevo Leon were affiliated to a health service (the highest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 10.6% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 93.2% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Nuevo Leon, Mexico: official figures

15.8% of the people of Nuevo Leon lacked access to health services in 2024, about 969,787 people (the lowest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 13.0% in 2018 and 22.8% in 2022.

People without access to health services

15.8%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

381

2025

What is the death rate in Nuevo Leon?

21,876 deaths of residents of Nuevo Leon were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 381 per 100,000 (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 355.

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How many people die of heart disease in Nuevo Leon?

Deaths from heart disease in Nuevo Leon ran at 109.0 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (6th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 99.5.

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How many people die of diabetes in Nuevo Leon?

Deaths from diabetes in Nuevo Leon ran at 38.7 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (the lowest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 36.5.

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How many people die of cancer in Nuevo Leon?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Nuevo Leon ran at 46.0 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 43.9.

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What is the suicide rate in Nuevo Leon?

The suicide rate among residents of Nuevo Leon was 3.8 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 14.2 per 100,000 people in the state (the lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Nuevo Leon compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Nuevo Leon ranks 32 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
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%
32	Nuevo Leon	15.8%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Nuevo Leon ranks 1 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
1	Nuevo Leon	89.1%
2	Baja California Sur	86.3%
3	Chihuahua	85.7%
4	Sonora	85.4%
5	Coahuila	84.9%
6	Colima	84.6%
7	Sinaloa	81.2%

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

Nuevo Leon ranks 31 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
26	Coahuila	507
27	Baja California Sur	507
28	Guerrero	481
29	Durango	480
30	Yucatan	455
31	Nuevo Leon	381
32	Campeche	366

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

Nuevo Leon ranks 32 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
26	Sonora	52.8
27	Campeche	51.1
28	Nayarit	50.6
29	Baja California Sur	47.7
30	Sinaloa	45.5
31	Yucatan	43.2
32	Nuevo Leon	38.7

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

Nuevo Leon ranks 27 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
24	Tlaxcala	119.2
25	Baja California Sur	117.1
26	Colima	114.1
27	Nuevo Leon	109.0
28	Aguascalientes	106.2
29	Yucatan	104.9
30	Campeche	104.1

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

Nuevo Leon ranks 31 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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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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