1 Department of Economics, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Iztapalapa, Mexico.
2 Department of Health Sciences, Metropolitan Autonomous University, Campus Iztapalapa, Mexico.
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2026, 29(02), 958-966
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2026.29.2.0410
Received on 09 January 2026; revised on 16 February 2026; accepted on 18 February 2026
Objective: To determine whether health convergence exists across the Mexican states.
Design and setting: The two leading causes of death in Mexico were used as indicators of health. From data for the 32 Mexican states (1998 to 2023), a panel dataset was constructed using the concept of economic convergence, and three panel-data regression models were estimated. A standard deviation analysis determined the type of convergence.
Results: The estimates indicate conditional beta convergence for both causes of mortality and sigma convergence only for mortality from ischemic heart disease.
Conclusion: Mortality from ischemic heart disease would take approximately 26 years to reach half its steady state, while mortality from diabetes mellitus would do so in 10 years. Gross domestic product and public health expenditure are key determinants in explaining these trends. Sigma convergence in mortality from ischemic diseases indicates a trend towards homogenization, suggesting a reduction in regional disparities, which requires specific attention in public health policies.
Convergence; Convergence Speed; Ischemic Diseases; Diabetes Mellitus; Panel Data
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Carmen Zúñiga-Trejo, Jesús Díaz-Pedroza, Raúl Enrique Molina-Salazar, Moisés Salvador Castañeda-Ramírez and José Federico Rivas-Vilchis. Convergence in mortality from ischemic diseases and diabetes mellitus at the regional level in Mexico (1998 – 2023). World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2026, 29(02), 958-966. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/wjarr.2026.29.2.0410.
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