Overview
- INEGI, working with UT Health San Antonio, released the 2024 ENASEM findings Wednesday, updating the nation’s most detailed portrait of aging since the survey began in 2001.
- The survey counts about 32 million people aged 50 and older in 2024, with women making up 52.8% of this group.
- Hypertension affects 41.5% and diagnosed diabetes 25.5% of older adults, with both conditions increasing since 2012 and hypertension running higher among women, especially after age 60.
- Declared access to medical care dropped to 70.5% in 2024, though a follow‑up question lifted “recognized access” to 89.8%, which INEGI tied to confusion after the loss of familiar program names.
- IMSS reports more than 19 million diabetes‑related visits a year and about 115,000 new cases, a load that analysts say could deepen pressure on pensions and long‑term care without new policy.