Yucatán recorded the second-highest suicide rate in all of Mexico in 2025, with 13.7 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, practically double the national average of 6.7, according to preliminary figures published this September 8 by Inegi on the occasion of World Suicide Prevention Day.
The state was surpassed only by Chihuahua, with 13.8 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, while Aguascalientes ranked third with 12.0. The contrast is also considerable within the Peninsula: Inegi’s map places Campeche at a rate of 8.4 and Quintana Roo at 11.1, both below the rate recorded in Yucatán. At the opposite end of the country were Guerrero, with 2.0; Chiapas, with 3.8; and Veracruz and Baja California, with 4.7 each.
At the national level, 8,709 suicides of people aged 10 and over occurred and were recorded during 2025. Of the total, 79.9% involved men and 20.1% women; the rates were 10.9 and 2.6 per 100,000 inhabitants, respectively. In addition, the national indicator increased over the last decade, rising from 5.1 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 2015 to 6.7 in 2025.
The problem had a particularly high incidence among young people. People aged 15 to 29 recorded the highest rate by age group, with 10.2 suicides per 100,000 inhabitants, and suicide represented the third leading cause of death among this group, with 3,318 cases, equivalent to 38.1% of the national total. Among men, however, the highest rate occurred among those aged 30 to 44, with 17.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
The report also incorporates national mental health indicators for 2026: 21.8% of the population aged 12 and over showed signs of anxiety, 13.4% showed signs of depression, and 6.9% reported having felt lonely most or all of the time. These indicators were higher among women. Inegi does not provide a breakdown of these latter figures specifically for Yucatán in this statement, but the state’s suicide rate once again places the entity among those with the highest incidence in the country.
Source: noticaribe
