Health · Latin America & Caribbean · Upper-middle income
Mexico: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 75.3 yrs (2024), 105th of 217 in the world and 23rd of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, women is 78.0 yrs (2024), 109th of 217 in the world and 24th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean. Life expectancy, men is 72.4 yrs (2024), 103rd of 217 in the world and 24th of 42 in Latin America & Caribbean.
Life expectancy
MexicoLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
Life expectancy, women
MexicoLatin America & CaribbeanUpper-middle incomeWorld
18 indicators
Health: Mexico in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Latin America & Caribbean; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 75.3 yrs2024 | 105/217 | 23/42 | 72.6 yrs | 73.7 yrs | 70.4 yrs | +1.2%since 2014 | 75.8 yrs | 76.0 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 78.0 yrs2024 | 109/217 | 24/42 | 75.0 yrs | 76.3 yrs | 74.1 yrs | +1.4%since 2014 | 78.7 yrs | 78.9 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 72.4 yrs2024 | 103/217 | 24/42 | 70.1 yrs | 71.1 yrs | 66.9 yrs | +0.8%since 2014 | 72.9 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 12.12024 | 101/196 | 17/35 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 13.4 | −21%since 2014 | 13.3 | 10.9 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 13.12024 | 105/196 | 18/35 | 27.4 | 18.9 | 14.6 | −23%since 2014 | 15.4 | 13.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 8.22024 | 99/196 | 18/35 | 13.9 | 8.9 | 9.4 | −3.5%since 2014 | 8.3 | 6.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 422023 | 101/194 | 23/34 | 56 | 50 | 61 | −6.7%since 2013 | 77 | 57 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 80%2024 | 147/193 | 27/33 | 96% | 95% | 92% | −18.0 ppsince 2014 | 86% | 90% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.5%2024 | 66/153 | 20/29 | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.4% | +0.1 ppsince 2014 | 0.6% | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 282024 | 120/208 | 20/40 | 37 | 28 | 26 | +12%since 2014 | 51 | 92 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 5.5%2023 | 118/193 | 21/33 | 4.2% | 5.5% | 6.1% | −0.1 ppsince 2013 | 7.9% | 6.0% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 41.2%2023 | 56/193 | 8/33 | 52.2% | 43.5% | 38.8% | +1.4 ppsince 2013 | 29.7% | 31.2% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 2.592022 | 72/180 | 11/29 | 1.63 | 2.01 | 2.42 | +22%since 2012 | 2.57 | 2.41 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 1.02022 | 144/182 | 27/33 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | −1.0%since 2012 | 2.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.5%2024 | 66/206 | 9/35 | 91.6% | 95.9% | 98.7% | +2.5 ppsince 2014 | 97.6% | 95.9% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 93.0%2024 | 103/203 | 17/34 | 79.2% | 85.8% | 91.6% | +4.8 ppsince 2014 | 90.3% | 94.2% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 15.7%2024 | 101/166 | 6/22 | 21.2% | 18.7% | 16.6% | −3.0 ppsince 2010 | 13.6% | 21.5% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 12.82019 | 108/186 | 24/32 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 12.82019 | −19%since 2009 | 17.3 | 17.2 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+1.2%75.3 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.4%78.0 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+0.8%72.4 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−21%12.1 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−18.0 pp80% in 2024
- HIV prevalence+0.1 pp0.5% in 2024
- Tuberculosis+12%28 in 2024
- Out-of-pocket spending+1.4 pp41.2% in 2023
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Mexico and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Mexico. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Mexico | United States | Guatemala | Belize |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 75.3 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 72.7 yrs2024 | 73.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 78.0 yrs2024 | 81.4 yrs2024 | 75.0 yrs2024 | 76.7 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 72.4 yrs2024 | 76.5 yrs2024 | 70.4 yrs2024 | 71.1 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 12.12024 | 5.52024 | 17.22024 | 10.82024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 13.12024 | 6.52024 | 20.52024 | 12.72024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 8.22024 | 3.72024 | 9.52024 | 9.22024 |
| Maternal mortality | 422023 | 172023 | 942023 | 672023 |
| Measles vaccination | 80%2024 | 92%2024 | 90%2024 | 84%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.5%2024 | — | 0.2%2024 | 1.2%2024 |