Overview
- INEGI reports 574,929 deaths from January to September 2025, a decline of 5.98% or 40,745 fewer than the same period in 2024.
- Total deaths remain higher than the comparable 2019 period, which recorded 557,189, signaling a persistence above pre‑pandemic baselines.
- Chronic diseases lead the causes of death: heart disease (135,748), diabetes (80,249) and malignant tumors (69,172), with several cause‑specific rates lower than in 2024.
- Mortality is higher among men (55.9%) and rises sharply from ages 45–54 upward, with January posting the highest monthly share within the period.
- State disparities persist, with the highest standardized rates in Chihuahua, Colima, Sonora and Baja California, the lowest in Campeche, Tlaxcala and Baja California Sur, and Covid‑19 out of the top 10 causes with 428 registered deaths.