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List of Mexican states by life expectancy

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The following is the list of the States of Mexico by life expectancy. The country is administratively divided into 32 federative entities (Spanish: entidades federativas): 31 states and Mexico City. Mexico has seen declines in some states due to increasing crime in many Mexican cities, especially Ciudad Juarez.

The Data in the 2017 and 2010 columns come from the IHME GBD Results tool. Life Expectancy In Mexico saw large increases before 1990 but recent events involving increased drug activity and increased crime within the cities of Mexico. For example, Campeche had a Life Expectancy in 2010 of 76.30 years and it has declined to 75.07 years. This was primarily due to increased cartel activity within the state.

According to estimation of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (abbr. INEGI), in 2023 life expectancy in the country was 75.3 years (72.3 for male, 78.6 for female).[1]

According to estimation of the United Nations, in 2023 life expectancy in Mexico was 75.07 years (72.24 for male, 77.81 for female).[2]

Estimation of the World Bank Group for Mexico for 2023 is exactly the same: 75.07 years (72.24 for male, 77.81 for female).[3]

According to estimation of the WHO for 2019, at that year life expectancy in Mexico was 75.83 years (72.80 for male and 78.89 for female).
And healthy life expectancy was 65.46 years (63.92 for male and 67.02 for female).[4]

National Institute of Statistics and Geography (2013–2025)

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In 2013, Mexico had a local maximum in life expectancy, so this year has been added to the table for comparison.

States 2025 Historical data
All Male Female Sex
gap 		2013 2013
→2019 		2019 2019
→2020 		2020 2020
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2022
→2023 		2023 2023
→2024 		2024 2024
→2025 		2025 2019
→2025 		2013
→2025
Mexico on average 75.7 72.6 79.0 6.4 75.2 −0.4 74.8 −5.9 68.9 −0.1 68.8 6.4 75.2 0.1 75.3 0.2 75.5 0.2 75.7 0.9 0.5
Nuevo León 77.9 74.9 81.1 6.2 77.8 −0.5 77.3 −5.7 71.6 −0.5 71.1 6.3 77.4 0.2 77.6 0.1 77.7 0.2 77.9 0.6 0.1
Baja California Sur 77.3 74.4 80.5 6.1 76.9 −0.2 76.7 −4.2 72.5 −2.9 69.6 7.2 76.8 0.2 77.0 0.2 77.2 0.1 77.3 0.6 0.4
Coahuila 77.2 74.3 80.5 6.2 77.2 −0.5 76.7 −6.8 69.9 2.9 72.8 4.0 76.8 0.1 76.9 0.2 77.1 0.1 77.2 0.5 0.0
Aguascalientes 77.0 74.0 80.3 6.3 76.4 0.1 76.5 −6.4 70.1 1.3 71.4 5.1 76.5 0.2 76.7 0.1 76.8 0.2 77.0 0.5 0.6
Mexico City 77.0 74.0 80.2 6.2 77.0 −0.5 76.5 −7.3 69.2 1.1 70.3 6.2 76.5 0.1 76.6 0.2 76.8 0.2 77.0 0.5 0.0
Sonora 76.9 74.0 80.1 6.1 76.5 −0.2 76.3 −6.4 69.9 1.2 71.1 5.3 76.4 0.2 76.6 0.2 76.8 0.1 76.9 0.6 0.4
Chihuahua 76.8 73.8 80.0 6.2 76.1 0.1 76.2 −6.7 69.5 2.9 72.4 3.9 76.3 0.1 76.4 0.2 76.6 0.2 76.8 0.6 0.7
Baja California 76.7 73.8 80.0 6.2 75.7 0.4 76.1 −7.2 68.9 2.3 71.2 5.0 76.2 0.2 76.4 0.2 76.6 0.1 76.7 0.6 1.0
Querétaro 76.4 73.4 79.7 6.3 75.8 0.1 75.9 −5.5 70.4 −2.6 67.8 8.1 75.9 0.2 76.1 0.2 76.3 0.1 76.4 0.5 0.6
Colima 76.3 73.3 79.6 6.3 76.2 −0.5 75.7 −3.6 72.1 −2.4 69.7 6.1 75.8 0.2 76.0 0.2 76.2 0.1 76.3 0.6 0.1
Sinaloa 76.3 73.3 79.5 6.2 75.7 0.0 75.7 −5.5 70.2 0.9 71.1 4.7 75.8 0.1 75.9 0.2 76.1 0.2 76.3 0.6 0.6
Jalisco 76.2 73.2 79.5 6.3 75.7 −0.1 75.6 −4.4 71.2 −1.8 69.4 6.3 75.7 0.1 75.8 0.2 76.0 0.2 76.2 0.6 0.5
Quintana Roo 76.2 73.2 79.4 6.2 75.9 −0.4 75.5 −6.9 68.6 −0.3 68.3 7.3 75.6 0.2 75.8 0.2 76.0 0.2 76.2 0.7 0.3
Tamaulipas 76.0 73.0 79.3 6.3 76.0 −0.5 75.5 −5.0 70.5 2.0 72.5 3.0 75.5 0.2 75.7 0.2 75.9 0.1 76.0 0.5 0.0
Nayarit 75.8 72.7 79.1 6.4 75.0 0.2 75.2 −3.6 71.6 −1.5 70.1 5.2 75.3 0.1 75.4 0.2 75.6 0.2 75.8 0.6 0.8
Durango 75.7 72.7 79.0 6.3 74.8 0.3 75.1 −5.3 69.8 1.2 71.0 4.2 75.2 0.1 75.3 0.2 75.5 0.2 75.7 0.6 0.9
San Luis Potosí 75.5 72.4 78.8 6.4 75.0 −0.1 74.9 −6.5 68.4 −0.4 68.0 6.9 74.9 0.2 75.1 0.2 75.3 0.2 75.5 0.6 0.5
Mexico (state) 75.3 72.3 78.6 6.3 74.9 −0.2 74.7 −8.0 66.7 0.1 66.8 7.9 74.7 0.2 74.9 0.2 75.1 0.2 75.3 0.6 0.4
Yucatán 75.2 72.1 78.5 6.4 74.9 −0.3 74.6 −3.9 70.7 −1.3 69.4 5.2 74.6 0.2 74.8 0.2 75.0 0.2 75.2 0.6 0.3
Guanajuato 75.1 72.0 78.4 6.4 75.0 −0.4 74.6 −6.3 68.3 −0.7 67.6 6.9 74.5 0.2 74.7 0.2 74.9 0.2 75.1 0.5 0.1
Campeche 74.7 71.6 78.1 6.5 75.4 −1.3 74.1 −6.1 68.0 0.2 68.2 5.9 74.1 0.2 74.3 0.2 74.5 0.2 74.7 0.6 −0.7
Zacatecas 74.6 71.4 78.0 6.6 75.0 −1.0 74.0 −6.3 67.7 −0.7 67.0 7.0 74.0 0.2 74.2 0.2 74.4 0.2 74.6 0.6 −0.4
Morelos 74.5 71.4 77.9 6.5 75.0 −1.0 74.0 −5.6 68.4 −2.3 66.1 7.8 73.9 0.2 74.1 0.2 74.3 0.2 74.5 0.5 −0.5
Tlaxcala 74.4 71.3 77.8 6.5 74.2 −0.4 73.8 −8.6 65.2 0.0 65.2 8.6 73.8 0.2 74.0 0.2 74.2 0.2 74.4 0.6 0.2
Michoacán 74.3 71.2 77.7 6.5 74.0 −0.2 73.8 −4.4 69.4 −2.9 66.5 7.2 73.7 0.2 73.9 0.2 74.1 0.2 74.3 0.5 0.3
Hidalgo 74.1 71.0 77.5 6.5 74.4 −0.9 73.5 −5.3 68.2 −1.1 67.1 6.4 73.5 0.2 73.7 0.2 73.9 0.2 74.1 0.6 −0.3
Puebla 74.1 71.0 77.5 6.5 73.8 −0.2 73.6 −6.3 67.3 −2.0 65.3 8.2 73.5 0.2 73.7 0.2 73.9 0.2 74.1 0.5 0.3
Tabasco 74.0 70.9 77.4 6.5 74.3 −0.9 73.4 −6.4 67.0 2.2 69.2 4.2 73.4 0.2 73.6 0.2 73.8 0.2 74.0 0.6 −0.3
Veracruz 73.9 70.8 77.3 6.5 74.3 −0.9 73.4 −4.1 69.3 −0.4 68.9 4.4 73.3 0.2 73.5 0.2 73.7 0.2 73.9 0.5 −0.4
Oaxaca 73.5 70.3 77.0 6.7 73.9 −0.9 73.0 −4.2 68.8 −1.9 66.9 6.0 72.9 0.2 73.1 0.2 73.3 0.2 73.5 0.5 −0.4
Guerrero 73.3 70.2 76.8 6.6 73.3 −0.5 72.8 −3.7 69.1 0.3 69.4 3.3 72.7 0.2 72.9 0.2 73.1 0.2 73.3 0.5 0.0
Chiapas 73.2 70.0 76.6 6.6 73.3 −0.7 72.6 −4.7 67.9 −0.2 67.7 4.9 72.6 0.2 72.8 0.2 73.0 0.2 73.2 0.6 −0.1
Maps of Mexican states by life expectancy for 2013, 2019, 2024, and 2025[1]

Data source: INEGI[1]

Global Data Lab (2019–2022)

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Main article: List of North American regions by life expectancy
region 2019 2019
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2019
→2022
overall male female F Δ M overall overall male female F Δ M
Mexico on average 74.20 70.93 77.57 6.64 −3.99 70.21 4.62 74.83 71.55 78.16 6.61 0.63
Baja California 76.07 72.61 79.85 7.24 −4.09 71.98 4.74 76.72 73.24 80.46 7.22 0.65
Aguascalientes 76.02 72.56 79.79 7.23 −4.09 71.93 4.73 76.66 73.19 80.39 7.20 0.64
Sinaloa 75.84 72.39 79.58 7.19 −4.08 71.76 4.72 76.48 73.02 80.18 7.16 0.64
Tabasco 75.71 72.28 79.42 7.14 −4.07 71.64 4.71 76.35 72.91 80.03 7.12 0.64
Campeche 75.67 72.24 79.38 7.14 −4.07 71.60 4.71 76.31 72.87 79.98 7.11 0.64
Colima 75.54 72.13 79.23 7.10 −4.06 71.48 4.71 76.19 72.75 79.83 7.08 0.65
Tamaulipas 75.29 71.89 78.92 7.03 −4.05 71.24 4.68 75.92 72.51 79.52 7.01 0.63
Morelos 75.13 71.75 78.74 6.99 −4.04 71.09 4.68 75.77 72.37 79.33 6.96 0.64
Tlaxcala 74.96 71.59 78.53 6.94 −4.03 70.93 4.66 75.59 72.21 79.13 6.92 0.63
Nuevo León 74.81 71.45 78.36 6.91 −4.02 70.79 4.66 75.45 72.07 78.95 6.88 0.64
Yucatán 74.79 71.44 78.34 6.90 −4.02 70.77 4.66 75.43 72.06 78.93 6.87 0.64
Coahuila 74.79 71.43 78.33 6.90 −4.02 70.77 4.65 75.42 72.05 78.92 6.87 0.63
Querétaro 74.75 71.40 78.29 6.89 −4.02 70.73 4.66 75.39 72.02 78.88 6.86 0.64
San Luis Potosí 74.67 71.32 78.19 6.87 −4.02 70.65 4.65 75.30 71.94 78.78 6.84 0.63
Baja California Sur 74.61 71.27 78.12 6.85 −4.01 70.60 4.64 75.24 71.89 78.71 6.82 0.63
Mexico City 74.59 71.25 78.09 6.84 −4.01 70.58 4.64 75.22 71.87 78.69 6.82 0.63
Jalisco 74.54 71.21 78.04 6.83 −4.00 70.54 4.64 75.18 71.83 78.63 6.80 0.64
Guanajuato 74.30 70.99 77.76 6.77 −3.99 70.31 4.63 74.94 71.60 78.35 6.75 0.64
Michoacán 74.26 70.94 77.70 6.76 −3.99 70.27 4.62 74.89 71.56 78.29 6.73 0.63
Sonora 74.25 70.93 77.69 6.76 −3.99 70.26 4.62 74.88 71.55 78.28 6.73 0.63
Quintana Roo 74.22 70.91 77.66 6.75 −3.99 70.23 4.62 74.85 71.52 78.25 6.73 0.63
Veracruz 74.15 70.84 77.57 6.73 −3.99 70.16 4.62 74.78 71.46 78.16 6.70 0.63
Zacatecas 74.09 70.79 77.50 6.71 −3.98 70.11 4.61 74.72 71.40 78.09 6.69 0.63
Hidalgo 74.01 70.71 77.41 6.70 −3.98 70.03 4.61 74.64 71.33 77.99 6.66 0.63
Mexico (state) 73.88 70.59 77.25 6.66 −3.97 69.91 4.59 74.50 71.21 77.84 6.63 0.62
Oaxaca 73.72 70.45 77.07 6.62 −3.96 69.76 4.59 74.35 71.06 77.65 6.59 0.63
Durango 73.51 70.25 76.81 6.56 −3.95 69.56 4.57 74.13 70.86 77.40 6.54 0.62
Chiapas 73.24 70.00 76.50 6.50 −3.93 69.31 4.55 73.86 70.61 77.08 6.47 0.62
Puebla 73.14 69.91 76.37 6.46 −3.93 69.21 4.55 73.76 70.51 76.95 6.44 0.62
Nayarit 72.93 69.71 76.12 6.41 −3.92 69.01 4.54 73.55 70.32 76.70 6.38 0.62
Chihuahua 72.52 69.33 75.63 6.30 −3.90 68.62 4.51 73.13 69.93 76.20 6.27 0.61
Guerrero 72.22 69.06 75.28 6.22 −3.88 68.34 4.50 72.84 69.66 75.85 6.19 0.62

Data source: Global Data Lab[5]

2017 and 2010

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Life Expectancy in Mexico by state in 2017
Development of life expectancy in Mexico according to estimation of the World Bank Group[3]
Life expectancy with calculated gender gap[3]
Life expectancy in Mexico according to estimation of the Our World in Data[6]
Development of life expectancy in Mexico in comparison to other big countries of North America[3]
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Mexico on the background of other countries of the world in 2019[4]
Life expectancy and healthy life expectancy for males and females[4]
Rank State Life Expectancy in 2017[7] Life Expectancy in 2010[7] Change 2010-2017 Males[7] Females[7]
3. Aguascalientes 77.31 76.18 Increase 1.13 74.86 79.70
21. Baja California 75.17 73.51 Increase 1.66 71.67 79.07
9. Baja California Sur 76.81 75.72 Increase 1.09 74.12 79.87
23. Campeche 75.07 76.30 Decrease 1.23 72.71 77.49
30. Chiapas 74.28 74.24 Increase 0.04 72.28 76.23
32. Chihuahua 73.11 68.58 Increase 4.53 70.11 76.27
16. Coahuila 75.52 74.59 Increase 1.03 73.37 77.73
19. Colima 75.37 75.55 Decrease 0.18 72.33 78.59
7. Durango 76.92 73.50 Increase 3.42 74.33 79.59
14. Guanajuato 76.21 76.48 Decrease 0.27 73.30 79.05
17. Guerrero 75.44 75.04 Increase 0.40 71.12 79.86
2. Hidalgo 77.43 76.71 Increase 0.72 74.59 80.22
18. Jalisco 75.40 75.63 Decrease 0.23 72.54 78.29
- Mexico 75.52 75.23 Increase 0.29 72.26 78.50
20. Mexico City 75.20 75.64 Decrease 0.44 71.52 78.74
22. México (state) 75.14 75.54 Decrease 0.40 72.12 78.14
10. Michoacán 76.62 75.76 Increase 0.86 73.35 79.87
26. Morelos 74.78 76.12 Decrease 1.34 71.51 77.99
5. Nayarit 77.16 75.99 Increase 1.17 74.38 80.14
4. Nuevo León 77.17 75.86 Increase 1.31 74.95 79.76
15. Oaxaca 75.92 75.80 Increase 0.12 72.92 78.75
31. Puebla 74.13 74.87 Decrease 0.74 71.05 77.06
13. Querétaro 76.25 76.34 Decrease 0.09 73.29 79.18
28. Quintana Roo 74.46 75.44 Decrease 0.98 72.25 76.88
6. San Luis Potosí 77.09 76.58 Increase 0.51 74.41 79.76
1. Sinaloa 78.27 75.04 Increase 3.23 75.18 81.53
27. Sonora 74.69 74.10 Increase 0.59 71.51 78.18
29. Tabasco 74.43 74.81 Decrease 0.38 71.50 77.42
11. Tamaulipas 76.56 75.25 Increase 1.31 73.67 79.52
12. Tlaxcala 76.32 76.56 Decrease 0.24 73.72 78.82
25. Veracruz 75.02 75.40 Decrease 0.38 72.25 77.73
24. Yucatán 75.06 75.77 Decrease 0.71 72.73 77.41
8. Zacatecas 76.88 76.52 Increase 0.36 74.34 79.45

Past Life Expectancy

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State 2017[7] 2010[7] 2000[7] 1990[7] Change 1990-2017
Mexico 75.52 75.23 74.59 71.40 Increase 4.12
Aguascalientes 77.31 76.18 75.30 72.82 Increase 4.49
Baja California 75.17 73.51 71.40 70.04 Increase 5.13
Baja California Sur 76.81 75.72 75.17 73.68 Increase 3.13
Campeche 75.07 76.30 75.86 72.27 Increase 2.80
Chiapas 74.28 74.24 73.06 70.17 Increase 4.11
Chihuahua 73.11 68.58 71.79 69.21 Increase 3.90
Coahuila 75.52 74.49 74.08 71.40 Increase 4.12
Colima 75.37 75.55 74.96 70.66 Increase 4.71
Durango 76.92 73.50 75.83 71.69 Increase 5.23
Guanajuato 76.21 76.48 75.05 71.74 Increase 4.47
Guerrero 75.44 75.04 76.08 72.44 Increase 3.00
Hidalgo 77.43 76.71 76.22 71.71 Increase 5.72
Jalisco 75.40 75.63 74.45 71.49 Increase 3.51
Mexico City 75.20 75.64 74.89 72.53 Increase 2.67
México (state) 75.14 75.54 74.04 70.29 Increase 4.85
Michoacán 76.62 75.76 75.34 72.41 Increase 4.21
Morelos 74.78 76.12 75.75 72.19 Increase 2.59
Nayarit 77.16 75.99 76.56 72.15 Increase 5.01
Nuevo León 77.17 75.86 75.54 73.12 Increase 4.05
Oaxaca 75.92 75.80 74.47 69.39 Increase 6.53
Puebla 74.13 74.87 73.37 69.43 Increase 4.70
Querétaro 76.25 76.34 74.40 71.36 Increase 4.89
Quintana Roo 74.46 75.44 75.41 73.42 Increase 1.04
San Luis Potosí 77.09 76.58 76.23 72.92 Increase 4.17
Sinaloa 78.27 75.04 76.06 73.24 Increase 5.03
Sonora 74.69 74.10 73.57 71.23 Increase 3.46
Tabasco 74.43 74.81 74.87 71.86 Increase 2.57
Tamaulipas 76.56 75.25 75.40 72.69 Increase 3.87
Tlaxcala 76.32 76.56 75.47 72.09 Increase 4.23
Veracruz 75.02 75.40 74.74 71.49 Increase 3.53
Yucatán 75.06 75.77 75.22 72.29 Increase 2.77
Zacatecas 76.88 76.52 76.40 73.78 Increase 3.10

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Esperanza de vida al nacimiento por entidad federativa según sexo, serie anual de 2010 a 2026" (in Spanish). National Institute of Statistics and Geography. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  2. ^ "World Population Prospects 2024" (XLSX). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 27 July 2024. — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
  3. ^ a b c d "Life expectancy at birth, total - Mexico". World Bank Group.
  4. ^ a b c "The Global Health Observatory: Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy". World Health Organization. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Life expectancy 2022 - Maps | Subnational HDI (v8.0)". Global Data Lab. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Life expectancy at birth: Mexico". Our World in Data.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "University Of Washington". 14 September 2017.
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