Health is the foundation of well-being across every dimension of life: physical, mental, emotional, and social. It depends on access to services, mutual care, prevention, and, importantly, a community’s ability to respond to and follow up on its own challenges. Promoting health means ensuring that children, adolescents, people with disabilities, and families living with chronic conditions can access timely, high-quality care without being pushed into poverty — while communities have the local capabilities they need to remain resilient, learn, live together, and build a future.
Health
Why it matters
45
million
people in Mexico were without access to health services in 2024. This figure reveals a structural gap: for millions of people, timely and continuous care still isn't guaranteed. Investing in health matters because access shouldn't depend on where someone lives, household income, or the ability to pay for private care — health remains a basic condition for exercising other rights and sustaining a dignified life.
89
%
of deaths in Mexico are associated with noncommunicable diseases, including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, kidney disease, and cancer. This shows that the country's greatest health challenges can't be addressed through emergency care alone; they require prevention, early detection, follow-up, and continuity of care. Investing in health means addressing the causes behind the greatest burden of disease, improving quality of life for millions of people, and easing the growing pressure on families and the health system.
115,000
diabetes-related deaths were recorded in Mexico in 2022. With prevention, appropriate follow-up, and treatment, thousands of serious complications can be avoided. Investing in health can help reduce amputations, blindness, kidney disease, and preventable deaths.
65
%
of childhood cancer cases in Mexico are detected at advanced stages. Many of these cancers can be cured when diagnosed and treated in time, yet late diagnosis makes care more difficult and can reduce the chances of recovery. Investing in pediatric oncology can change entire life trajectories by improving early detection, strengthening timely referral, and bringing specialized care closer to families facing the greatest geographic and economic barriers.
7,000
children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer in Mexico each year. Although they represent a small share of all cancer cases, the social impact is enormous, both because of the years of potential life lost and because many cases can be cured with timely care. Investing in pediatric oncology matters because it means closing gaps in diagnosis, access, and treatment at a decisive stage of life.
Investment areas
Impact
33,534
people benefited from Health programs in 2025.
45%
of the total Social Investment budget was allocated to Health.
44
civil society organizations strengthening access to services — from primary care and nutrition to specialized care, cancer care, mental health, and responses to violence.