What share of people in Tlaxcala have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 72.5% of residents of Tlaxcala were affiliated to a health service (13th lowest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 27.4% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 88.0% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Tlaxcala, Mexico: official figures

39.3% of the people of Tlaxcala lacked access to health services in 2024, about 576,163 people (9th highest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 13.7% in 2018 and 45.2% in 2022.

People without access to health services

39.3%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

547

2025

What is the death rate in Tlaxcala?

7,815 deaths of residents of Tlaxcala were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 547 per 100,000 (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 527.

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How many people die of heart disease in Tlaxcala?

Deaths from heart disease in Tlaxcala ran at 119.2 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (9th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 116.7.

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How many people die of diabetes in Tlaxcala?

Deaths from diabetes in Tlaxcala ran at 105.7 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (5th highest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 99.9.

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How many people die of cancer in Tlaxcala?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Tlaxcala ran at 64.3 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (7th lowest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 60.7.

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What is the suicide rate in Tlaxcala?

The suicide rate among residents of Tlaxcala was 6.5 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (16th lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 32.0 per 100,000 people in the state (14th highest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Tlaxcala compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Tlaxcala ranks 9 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
6	Hidalgo	43.5%
7	Veracruz	40.7%
8	State of Mexico	40.2%
9	Tlaxcala	39.3%
10	Guerrero	38.9%
11	Tabasco	35.1%
12	Zacatecas	33.8%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Tlaxcala ranks 20 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
17	Quintana Roo	74.7%
18	Campeche	73.8%
19	San Luis Potosi	73.7%
20	Tlaxcala	72.5%
21	Yucatan	72.1%
22	Morelos	70.7%
23	Tabasco	70.1%

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

Tlaxcala ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
19	Mexico City	557
20	Michoacan	556
21	Zacatecas	555
22	Tlaxcala	547
23	Hidalgo	544
24	Nayarit	527
25	Sinaloa	524

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

Tlaxcala ranks 5 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
2	Puebla	112.8
3	Veracruz	106.7
4	Guanajuato	106.1
5	Tlaxcala	105.7
6	Oaxaca	101.8
7	State of Mexico	101.6
8	Chiapas	98.8

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

Tlaxcala ranks 24 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
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
27	Nuevo Leon	109.0

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

Tlaxcala ranks 17 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
14	Michoacan	7.0
15	Nayarit	6.9
16	Durango	6.8
17	Tlaxcala	6.5
18	Puebla	6.3
19	Oaxaca	6.2
20	Tamaulipas	5.8

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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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