In 2020, most people in Mexico were public health insured. Around 26 percent of the Mexican population were covered by the public health insurance "Instituto Nacional de Salud para el Bienestar", while more than 38 percent were insured with the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), including its "Prospera" program.
Share of population with health insurance in Mexico in 2020, by type of institution or program
Characteristic
Share of population
Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS)
37.49%
Public health insurance (Instituto de Salud para el Bienestar)*
26.06%
Institute for Social Security and Services for State Workers (ISSSTE)
people could be affiliated to more than one institution
Supplementary notes
* After January 2020, Seguro Popular was replaced by Instituto Nacional de Salud para el Bienestar. Figures include also people that said they were affiliated to Seguro Popular.
Figures calculated by Statista based on the information provided by the source
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Statista. (January 25, 2021). Share of population with health insurance in Mexico in 2020, by type of institution or program [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 04, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1044201/mexico-share-population-health-insurance-type/
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