Health in Veracruz, Mexico: official figures
40.7% of the people of Veracruz lacked access to health services in 2024, about 3,296,201 people (7th highest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 16.7% in 2018 and 49.2% in 2022.
What is the death rate in Veracruz?
59,253 deaths of residents of Veracruz were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 630 per 100,000 (9th highest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 730.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people die of heart disease in Veracruz?
Deaths from heart disease in Veracruz ran at 158.1 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (3rd highest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 191.8.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people die of diabetes in Veracruz?
Deaths from diabetes in Veracruz ran at 106.7 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (3rd highest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 125.7.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow many people die of cancer in Veracruz?
Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Veracruz ran at 72.2 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (15th highest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 83.3.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyWhat is the suicide rate in Veracruz?
The suicide rate among residents of Veracruz was 5.5 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (tied for 8th lowest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 27.8 per 100,000 people in the state (10th lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadistica y Geografia (INEGI) · saved copyHow Veracruz compares with other states
People without access to health services (2024)
Veracruz ranks 7 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%
| Rank | Region | People without access to health services |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Morelos | 44.0% |
| 5 | Oaxaca | 43.9% |
| 6 | Hidalgo | 43.5% |
| 7 | Veracruz | 40.7% |
| 8 | State of Mexico | 40.2% |
| 9 | Tlaxcala | 39.3% |
| 10 | Guerrero | 38.9% |
Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)
Veracruz ranks 26 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%
| Rank | Region | Residents affiliated to a health service |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Tabasco | 70.1% |
| 24 | Zacatecas | 69.8% |
| 25 | Guerrero | 67.3% |
| 26 | Veracruz | 66.4% |
| 27 | State of Mexico | 65.3% |
| 28 | Hidalgo | 63.8% |
| 29 | Puebla | 61.9% |
Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people (2025)
Veracruz ranks 9 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary
| Rank | Region | Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Puebla | 654 |
| 7 | Morelos | 652 |
| 8 | Tabasco | 648 |
| 9 | Veracruz | 630 |
| 10 | Colima | 624 |
| 11 | Chiapas | 617 |
| 12 | Jalisco | 605 |
Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Veracruz ranks 3 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8
| Rank | Region | Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tabasco | 118.8 |
| 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 |
Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Veracruz ranks 3 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0
| Rank | Region | Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonora | 165.4 |
| 2 | Chihuahua | 164.4 |
| 3 | Veracruz | 158.1 |
| 4 | Tabasco | 156.8 |
| 5 | Tamaulipas | 156.3 |
| 6 | Guanajuato | 155.9 |
| 7 | Chiapas | 155.8 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Veracruz ranks 24 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8
| Rank | Region | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Campeche | 5.7 |
| 22 | Baja California Sur | 5.7 |
| 23 | Baja California | 5.6 |
| 24 | Veracruz | 5.5 |
| 25 | Morelos | 5.5 |
| 26 | Hidalgo | 5.2 |
| 27 | Colima | 4.9 |
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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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