Mexico | Poverty decreases at its lowest level (36.3%); but, access to health deteriorates

On August 10, Coneval published the official measurement of poverty in Mexico, which contemplates the components of social rights together with that of income, and found that in 2022 there were 46.8 million people in a situation of poverty (36.3% of the population) and 9.1 million in extreme poverty (7.1%).

Key points

• Key points:
• The population living in poverty decreased from 52.2 million in 2016 to 46.8 million in 2022; in relative terms, it went from 43.2% of the total population in 2016 to 36.3% of the total population in 2022.
• The population in a situation of extreme poverty increased from 8.7 million in 2016 to 9.1 million in 2022; in relative terms, it went from 7.2% of the total population in 2016 to 7.1% of the total population in 2022.
• Between 2018 and 2022, the significant advances in poverty reduction registered in Baja California, Colima, Sinaloa and Chihuahua stand out, which have allowed them to improve more than the national average and position themselves among the seven entities with the lowest levels of poverty.
• In 2022, 15 of the 32 federal entities had levels of extreme poverty higher than those registered in 2018 (before the pandemic).
• From 2018 to 2022, there were setbacks in access to health services (it went from 16.2% to 39.1% of people with deprivation) and education (the educational gap increased from 19.0% to 19.4%).

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