Nuevo León mortality rate, USA News (Monterrey, Mexico): Heart disease, diabetes mellitus, and malignant tumors stood as the primary causes of death across Nuevo León throughout 2025, according to the latest official statistics published by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).
This mortality profile accompanied a sharp drop in total fatalities within the entity, recording 21,876 deaths and positioning the region among the states with the lowest mortality rate nationwide in Mexico. Across the entire country, total deaths reached 762,494. INEGI data placed the state in the 11th position nationally by total volume of deaths, far below the State of Mexico, which led the list with 96,868 cases, and Campeche, which registered 3,177.
Nuevo León Registers One of the Lowest Mortality Rates
When measuring the impact by population volume, Nuevo León appeared alongside Campeche at the bottom of the national statistical table. The state reported a mortality rate of 381 deaths per 100,000 residents. In contrast, states such as Chihuahua led the country with up to 776 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants. Of the total fatalities registered in 2025, 89.8% stemmed from health-related diseases and problems, while 10.2% resulted from external causes, primarily accidents, homicides, and suicides.
Fatalities Decrease Following the Pandemic Peak
The most recent 2025 INEGI data confirmed a return to levels observed prior to the health crisis triggered by Covid-19. In 2021, the state reached a historic peak across the last three decades with 45,234 deaths due to the pandemic. Subsequently, figures entered a downward trend, experiencing a slight increase in 2024 when 36,807 deaths were recorded.
At the municipal level, Monterrey, the state capital, concentrated the highest number of deaths with 5,389, followed by Guadalupe with 2,816, San Nicolás with 1,868, and Apodaca with 1,605.
