Health system financing fragmentation and maternal mortality transition in Mexico, 2000-2022.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To analyze the temporal and territorial relationship between health system financing fragmentation and maternal mortality in the last two decades in Mexico.

Methods

We conducted an ecological-longitudinal study of the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the 32 states of Mexico during the period 2000-2022. Annual MMRs were estimated at the national and state levels according to health insurance. We compared the distribution of individual attributes and place of residence between deceased women with and without social security to identify overrepresented demographic profiles. Finally, we mapped state disparities in MMR by health insurance for the last four political administrations.

Findings

MMR in Mexico decreased from 59.3 maternal deaths per hundred thousand

SUBMITTER: Servan-Mori E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11781072 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature