20 states report reduction in daily water supply

Daily water availability in Mexican homes decreased in 20 states between 2022 and 2024, according to data from the National Survey of Household Income and Expenditure by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI).

The state with the greatest decline in the indicated years was the State of Mexico, where in 2022 the percentage of households with available housing was 51.7, while in 2024 the figure stood at 44.9, a decrease of 6.8 percentage points. This is equivalent to the fact that of the 4,904,289 households registered in the state by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), only 2,203,708 had daily availability.

In turn, the Statistics Institute reported that last year 1,251,665 (25.5%) households had access to water every third day and 1,448,916 (29.5%) received the liquid less than twice a week.

The state with the second largest decline was Durango, which fell from 86.3% to 80.4%. This means that last year, out of 524,718 households, 421,650 had access to water every day of the week; another 64,827 (12.4%) received water every other day, and 38,241 (7.3%) received water less than two days.

Puebla ranked third, increasing from 31.6% to 26.9% of households. This meant that of the 1,754,881 households, 471,983 received water every day; 416,299 (23.7%) received water every third day; and 866,599 (49.4%) received water less than two days a week.

Baja California Sur and Zacatecas completed the top five states with the greatest decline; in the former, the decline went from 25.6% to 20.9%. This means that out of 257,364 households, some 53,833 had daily access to water; another 127,635 (49.6%) received water every three days, and 75,896 (29.5%) received water less than two days.

In Zacatecas, the rate went from 41.7% to 37.1%; this is equivalent to 172,727 of the estimated 465,738 households in the state receiving water every day; 161,799 (34.7%) received water every third day, while 131,212 (28.2%) received water less than two days a week or even sporadically.

Other states that showed declines were Guanajuato (77.1 to 73.3%); Aguascalientes (83 to 79.5%); Chihuahua (96.2 to 93.7%); Tamaulipas (90.2 to 88%); Veracruz (58.6 to 56.6%); Quintana Roo (93.7 to 91.8%); San Luis Potosí (51.4 to 49.6%); Mexico City (79.5 to 77.8%); Yucatán (97.5 to 96%); Sonora (88.8 to 87.2%).

In addition to Coahuila (77.3 to 76.2%); Oaxaca (42.3 to 41.2%); Sinaloa (93.8 to 92.7%); Jalisco (85.9 to 85.4%) and Nayarit (56.7 to 56.2%).

Nationwide, the average daily water supply in homes increased from 66.5 to 65.5 percent.

States with progress

On the other hand, 12 states reported progress. Nuevo León stood out, where in 2022, 82% reported having daily water availability, and by 2024, the figure had risen to 96.2%.

Campeche followed, with the daily supply figure reaching 68.5% in 2022, while by 2024 the figure stood at 79.5%, meaning that out of 256,608 households, 204,079 received it daily.

In third place was Hidalgo, which increased from 38.4% to 46.5% of households receiving daily water supplies.

The other states were Baja California (94.6 to 95.4%); Colima (86.5 to 87.1%); Chiapas (37.5 to 41.2%); Guerrero (22.7 to 26%); Michoacán (47.6 to 51.7%); Morelos (23.8 to 26.5%); Querétaro (76.8 to 80.9%); Tabasco (79.7 to 83.8%); Tlaxcala (41.9 to 47.2%).

Extreme heat death toll rises to 44

Between January and July 28, 44 deaths were reported due to extreme heat in Mexico, less than a quarter of the cases reported on the same date in 2024, when 234 deaths were reported, according to data from the federal Ministry of Health (SSA).

This year, Sonora leads the way in deaths with 12, 11 of which were due to heat exhaustion and one due to dehydration. It is followed by Veracruz (8), Chiapas (4), Tamaulipas (4), and Baja California (3); these five states account for 70.5% of the deaths reported by the federal Ministry of Health.

However, deaths have also occurred in Tabasco (3); Nayarit (2); Nuevo Leon (2); Quintana Roo (2); Chihuahua (1); Michoacan (1); Morelos (1); San Luis Potosi (1),

Overall, of the 44 deaths, 43 were due to heat exhaustion and one to dehydration, the federal agency's report states.

Effects

This same downward trend is seen in cases of health problems since, according to the SSA surveillance report, up to epidemiological week 29 of 2025 (July 28) there are 1,132 cases, while for the same period in 2024 there were 3,251.

Forecasts from the Federal Ministry of Health, based on data from the National Meteorological Service, indicate that hot weather will continue in various parts of the country in the coming days. (Reporting by the Editorial Staff)