2209.2 Public Health and Development
Human Development Index (UNDP)
Partially meets
The criterion is partially established.
Mexico recorded a Human Development Index of 0.789 in 2023 and ranked 81st worldwide. This result falls within the high human development category and reflects positive progress compared with both 2022 and 1990.
However, the index falls to 0.646 after adjustment for inequality, representing an 18.1% loss. Municipal evidence also shows significant territorial disparities. The national result therefore demonstrates substantial progress but does not establish that opportunities in health, education, and income are distributed evenly.
Sources (5): the documents that support the traffic light
- Sagar, A. D., & Najam, A. (1998). The human development index: A critical review. Ecological Economics, 25(3), 249–264 (Academic)
- United Nations Development Programme. (2023). Municipal Human Development Report 2010–2020: A Decade of Local Transformations in Mexico (Report)
- United Nations Development Programme. (2025). Human Development Index: Methodology and dimensions (Report)
- United Nations Development Programme. (2025, 6 de mayo). El progreso en el Desarrollo Humano se ralentiza hasta el nivel más bajo en 35 años según un informe del PNUD (Report)
- United Nations Development Programme. (2025, 6 de mayo). El progreso en el Desarrollo Humano se ralentiza hasta el nivel más bajo en 35 años según un informe del PNUD (Report)
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