What share of people in Yucatan have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 72.1% of residents of Yucatan were affiliated to a health service (12th lowest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 27.8% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 88.5% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Yucatan, Mexico: official figures

26.1% of the people of Yucatan lacked access to health services in 2024, about 619,747 people (14th lowest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 14.1% in 2018 and 35.1% in 2022.

People without access to health services

26.1%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

455

2025

What is the death rate in Yucatan?

11,023 deaths of residents of Yucatan were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 455 per 100,000 (3rd lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 460.

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

How many people die of heart disease in Yucatan?

Deaths from heart disease in Yucatan ran at 104.9 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (4th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 105.9.

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How many people die of diabetes in Yucatan?

Deaths from diabetes in Yucatan ran at 43.2 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (2nd lowest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 44.3.

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How many people die of cancer in Yucatan?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Yucatan ran at 58.0 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (6th lowest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 59.4.

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What is the suicide rate in Yucatan?

The suicide rate among residents of Yucatan was 10.4 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (4th highest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 22.9 per 100,000 people in the state (4th lowest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Yucatan compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Yucatan ranks 19 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
16	Durango	30.4%
17	Quintana Roo	30.3%
18	Campeche	28.5%
19	Yucatan	26.1%
20	Nayarit	25.7%
21	Aguascalientes	25.2%
22	Tamaulipas	25.1%

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

Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Yucatan ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
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%
24	Zacatecas	69.8%

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

Yucatan ranks 30 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)

Yucatan ranks 31 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)

Yucatan ranks 29 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
26	Colima	114.1
27	Nuevo Leon	109.0
28	Aguascalientes	106.2
29	Yucatan	104.9
30	Campeche	104.1
31	Guerrero	102.3
32	Nayarit	98.7

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

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

Yucatan ranks 4 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
1	Chihuahua	13.9
2	Quintana Roo	11.8
3	Aguascalientes	11.8
4	Yucatan	10.4
5	San Luis Potosi	9.7
6	Coahuila	9.4
7	Queretaro	8.6

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

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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…)
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