International Partnerships
The Mexican Challenge
Health Care in Mexico Backgrounder1
Population
97,483,412 inhabitants in the year 2001
Demographics
0-14 years – 29%,
15 - 64 years – 66%
over 65 years – 5% (men 46.5% and women 53.5%)
Economics
Men account for 70.3% of paid economic activity. 13.5% of workers receive
minimum wage.
Literacy
The illiteracy rate is around 10%.
Health Service
Health services are both pubic and private. Almost 60 million Mexicans
are covered by government health programs.
Diabetes in Mexico
- Between four and five million Mexicans are diabetic, with a prevalence
in the general population of 8.3%.
- Approximately 60% are aware they are sick, 29% ignore it, and only
1% get regular treatment.
- By the age of 69, the prevalence of diabetes is 20%2.
- One public health provider, the Mexican Institute of the Public Health
(IMSS), which covers 46,533,924 Mexicans, alone reported 90,215 Type
2 cases and 1682 Type 1 cases to the end of 20023.
- Complications from diabetes are the third leading cause of death in
Mexico after cardiovascular illnesses and cancer.
- 547 new cases of diabetes are reported every day.
- It is expected that by the year 2025, 12 million diabetics will be
living in Mexico.
- 2% of diabetic patients develop diabetic foot ulcers every year, a
leading cause of hospitalizations of diabetic patients in Mexico.
References
- National Institute of Statistics, Geography and Computer Science.
2003.
- General address of National Epidemiología /INCMNSZ*/ENEC**Encuesta
of Chronic Illnesses 2000.
- Report of new cases of transferable and not transferable illnesses
(4.31.1) Bulletin of Epidemic Surveillance of the IMSS. Week 52 of 2002.
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