What share of people in Tamaulipas have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 76.3% of residents of Tamaulipas were affiliated to a health service (14th highest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 23.5% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 85.1% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Tamaulipas, Mexico: official figures

25.1% of the people of Tamaulipas lacked access to health services in 2024, about 898,124 people (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 12.0% in 2018 and 27.9% in 2022.

People without access to health services

25.1%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

578

2025

What is the death rate in Tamaulipas?

20,450 deaths of residents of Tamaulipas were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 578 per 100,000 (15th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 572.

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

How many people die of heart disease in Tamaulipas?

Deaths from heart disease in Tamaulipas ran at 156.3 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (5th highest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 153.7.

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How many people die of diabetes in Tamaulipas?

Deaths from diabetes in Tamaulipas ran at 80.2 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (13th highest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 81.2.

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How many people die of cancer in Tamaulipas?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Tamaulipas ran at 76.5 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (9th highest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 77.2.

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What is the suicide rate in Tamaulipas?

The suicide rate among residents of Tamaulipas was 5.8 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (13th lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 27.1 per 100,000 people in the state (9th lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Tamaulipas compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Tamaulipas ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
19	Yucatan	26.1%
20	Nayarit	25.7%
21	Aguascalientes	25.2%
22	Tamaulipas	25.1%
23	Sinaloa	24.7%
24	Queretaro	24.1%
25	Sonora	24.1%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Tamaulipas ranks 14 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
11	Jalisco	79.0%
12	Queretaro	77.7%
13	Guanajuato	77.0%
14	Tamaulipas	76.3%
15	Baja California	76.3%
16	Durango	75.6%
17	Quintana Roo	74.7%

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

Tamaulipas ranks 18 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
15	Aguascalientes	587
16	Oaxaca	580
17	San Luis Potosi	580
18	Tamaulipas	578
19	Mexico City	557
20	Michoacan	556
21	Zacatecas	555

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

Tamaulipas ranks 13 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
10	Morelos	91.2
11	Michoacan	87.4
12	Guerrero	83.3
13	Tamaulipas	80.2
14	Chihuahua	77.2
15	Hidalgo	75.5
16	San Luis Potosi	75.0

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

Tamaulipas ranks 5 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
2	Chihuahua	164.4
3	Veracruz	158.1
4	Tabasco	156.8
5	Tamaulipas	156.3
6	Guanajuato	155.9
7	Chiapas	155.8
8	Puebla	152.0

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

Tamaulipas ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
17	Tlaxcala	6.5
18	Puebla	6.3
19	Oaxaca	6.2
20	Tamaulipas	5.8
21	Campeche	5.7
22	Baja California Sur	5.7
23	Baja California	5.6

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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