Healthcare Deserts and Avoidable Mortality in Mexico: A Municipal-Level Ecological Analysis of Health System Resources, Social Deprivation, and Preventable Deaths, 2015–2024
Healthcare deserts are independently associated with substantially higher avoidable mortality in Mexico. The COVID-19 pandemic durably amplified pre-existing disparities associated with healthcare infrastructure deficits. Targeted hospital expansion in underserved municipalities is urgently needed, alongside investment in social determinants of health.
Authors
- Mauricio Alfredo Ambriz-Alarcón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0798-7384)
- Brian Rafael Rubio-Mora (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2891-924X)
- Ana María López-Yáñez
- Violeta Cassandra Vera-Cuevas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3767-6867)
- Luis Fernando Herrera-Fuentes
- Sofía Gutierrez-Perez
- Judith Carolina De Arcos-Jiménez
- Jaime Briseno-Ramirez
- Martha Cecilia Ledezma-Ramirez
Institutions
- Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
- Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco (MX)
- Hospital Civil de Guadalajara (MX)
- Universidad de Oriente (MX)
- Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Margarita Salas (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2026-03-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14070890
- Primary Topic
- Urban Green Space and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00