What share of people in Sinaloa have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 81.2% of residents of Sinaloa were affiliated to a health service (7th highest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 18.6% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 89.5% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Sinaloa, Mexico: official figures

24.7% of the people of Sinaloa lacked access to health services in 2024, about 774,796 people (10th lowest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 13.2% in 2018 and 26.6% in 2022.

People without access to health services

24.7%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

524

2025

What is the death rate in Sinaloa?

16,957 deaths of residents of Sinaloa were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 524 per 100,000 (8th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 538.

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How many people die of heart disease in Sinaloa?

Deaths from heart disease in Sinaloa ran at 120.6 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (10th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 124.9.

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How many people die of diabetes in Sinaloa?

Deaths from diabetes in Sinaloa ran at 45.5 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 48.2.

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How many people die of cancer in Sinaloa?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Sinaloa ran at 66.7 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (8th lowest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 70.5.

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What is the suicide rate in Sinaloa?

The suicide rate among residents of Sinaloa was 4.4 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (4th lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 39.6 per 100,000 people in the state (5th highest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Sinaloa compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Sinaloa ranks 23 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
20	Nayarit	25.7%
21	Aguascalientes	25.2%
22	Tamaulipas	25.1%
23	Sinaloa	24.7%
24	Queretaro	24.1%
25	Sonora	24.1%
26	Colima	24.0%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Sinaloa ranks 7 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
4	Sonora	85.4%
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%

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

Sinaloa ranks 25 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
22	Tlaxcala	547
23	Hidalgo	544
24	Nayarit	527
25	Sinaloa	524
26	Coahuila	507
27	Baja California Sur	507
28	Guerrero	481

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

Sinaloa ranks 30 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)

Sinaloa ranks 23 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
20	Michoacan	127.4
21	Mexico City	125.9
22	Zacatecas	123.0
23	Sinaloa	120.6
24	Tlaxcala	119.2
25	Baja California Sur	117.1
26	Colima	114.1

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

Sinaloa ranks 29 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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