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Mexico Profile 2026

Assessment of Mexico's drug policy with the RC2 Index System.

Results 2026

RC2 Index · base component
51.4/100

Benchmark: weighted sum of the traffic lights of 231 indicators, from 0 to 100, without X. With Factor X: 0.518 on the canonical scale (maximum 1.25); 4 indicators with international support.

RC2 Baseline
36.6/100

Structural profile of nine dimensions, from 0 to 100. (1.83 of 5)

231 indicators assessed
  • 30 Meets
  • 177 Partially meets
  • 24 Does not meet

Baseline: nine dimensions

Each dimension is coded from 0 to 5.

Harm Reduction2.0Decriminalization2.0Proportionality ofSentencing1.0Alternatives toIncarceration2.0Access toTreatment1.5Prevention1.5CommunityParticipation2.5Rome Consensus 2.0Alignment2.0SDG Alignment2.0
  • Harm Reduction2.0
  • Decriminalization2.0
  • Proportionality of Sentencing1.0
  • Alternatives to Incarceration2.0
  • Access to Treatment1.5
  • Prevention1.5
  • Community Participation2.5
  • Rome Consensus 2.0 Alignment2.0
  • SDG Alignment2.0

Benchmark: nine categories

Composition of the indicators in each category.

  1. 1Human Rights and Public Health
  2. 2Regulatory Framework
  3. 3International Cooperation
  4. 4Criminal Justice and Alternatives to Incarceration (ATI)
  5. 5Monitoring and Evaluation of NPS (New Psychoactive Substances)
  6. 6Prevention and Community Participation
  7. 7Presence of Illegal Activities
  8. 8Economic and Social Impact of Drug Policies
  9. 9Rankings in Global Index
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Care network

765 addiction and mental-health care facilities with coordinates; 741 in operation.

741
facilities in operation
0.55
per 100,000 inhabitants
32
states
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Method

The method, the evidence rules and the glossary are in the methodology guide (in Spanish). Funding and terms of the Profile are in About / Terms.

Methodology About / Terms