What share of people in Zacatecas have health insurance?

In the 2025 intercensal survey, 69.8% of residents of Zacatecas were affiliated to a health service (9th lowest of 32; Mexico 72.5%) and 30.0% were not. Counting those who said they could use a public health institute, 89.8% had public health cover (Mexico 86.6%).

Health in Zacatecas, Mexico: official figures

33.8% of the people of Zacatecas lacked access to health services in 2024, about 561,345 people (12th highest of 32; Mexico 34.2%). The share was 11.7% in 2018 and 36.7% in 2022.

People without access to health services

33.8%

2024

Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people

555

2025

What is the death rate in Zacatecas?

10,005 deaths of residents of Zacatecas were registered in 2025 (preliminary). The age-standardised death rate was 555 per 100,000 (12th lowest of 32; Mexico 584); the crude rate, which does not adjust for age, was 593.

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How many people die of heart disease in Zacatecas?

Deaths from heart disease in Zacatecas ran at 123.0 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 136.0). The crude rate was 136.7.

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How many people die of diabetes in Zacatecas?

Deaths from diabetes in Zacatecas ran at 64.3 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (11th lowest of 32; Mexico 81.8). The crude rate was 67.7.

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How many people die of cancer in Zacatecas?

Deaths from malignant tumours (cancer) in Zacatecas ran at 70.4 per 100,000 people in 2025 after adjusting for age (16th lowest of 32; Mexico 70.4). The crude rate was 73.5.

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What is the suicide rate in Zacatecas?

The suicide rate among residents of Zacatecas was 7.6 per 100,000 in 2025, age-standardised (tied for 11th highest of 32; Mexico 6.8). Accidents killed 42.8 per 100,000 people in the state (3rd highest of 32; Mexico 29.2).

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How Zacatecas compares with other states

People without access to health services (2024)

Zacatecas ranks 12 of 32, highest first. Mexico 34.2%

Rank	Region	People without access to health services
9	Tlaxcala	39.3%
10	Guerrero	38.9%
11	Tabasco	35.1%
12	Zacatecas	33.8%
13	Guanajuato	33.7%
14	San Luis Potosi	33.4%
15	Jalisco	32.0%

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Residents affiliated to a health service (2025)

Zacatecas ranks 24 of 32, highest first. Mexico 72.5%

Rank	Region	Residents affiliated to a health service
21	Yucatan	72.1%
22	Morelos	70.7%
23	Tabasco	70.1%
24	Zacatecas	69.8%
25	Guerrero	67.3%
26	Veracruz	66.4%
27	State of Mexico	65.3%

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

Zacatecas ranks 21 of 32, highest first. Mexico 584; preliminary

Rank	Region	Age-standardised deaths per 100,000 people
18	Tamaulipas	578
19	Mexico City	557
20	Michoacan	556
21	Zacatecas	555
22	Tlaxcala	547
23	Hidalgo	544
24	Nayarit	527

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

Zacatecas ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 81.8

Rank	Region	Diabetes deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
19	Coahuila	70.9
20	Colima	68.5
21	Durango	65.1
22	Zacatecas	64.3
23	Queretaro	64.2
24	Aguascalientes	63.9
25	Jalisco	61.3

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

Zacatecas ranks 22 of 32, highest first. Mexico 136.0

Rank	Region	Heart disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised)
19	Queretaro	128.9
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

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

Zacatecas ranks 12 of 32, highest first. Mexico 6.8

Rank	Region	Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised)
9	Jalisco	8.1
10	Tabasco	7.7
11	Sonora	7.6
12	Zacatecas	7.6
13	State of Mexico	7.3
14	Michoacan	7.0
15	Nayarit	6.9

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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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