Quintana Roo Records 215 Fetal Deaths in 2025, INEGI Reports

Cancún, Quintana Roo — Quintana Roo reported 215 fetal deaths in 2025, according to figures released Aug. 28 by INEGI, the national statistics agency. The total is down from 224 in the previous year.

Of the cases recorded in the state, 198 were captured through the traditional registration system, while 17 came from digital records supplied by the federal Health Ministry. Nationwide, INEGI counted 20,741 fetal deaths in 2025, including 5,245 supplemental cases provided by the Health Ministry.

The agency said the additional records are intended to improve the measurement of this demographic indicator.

Prenatal care

National data show that 79.6% of women whose pregnancy ended in fetal death had received prenatal care, while 17% had not and 3.4% did not specify. Among those who attended checkups, 63.9% had between one and five medical visits.

Most fetal deaths occurred before delivery: 80.5% happened before labor began, 18.3% during delivery, and the timing was not specified in 1.2% of cases.

State’s 2024 rate

In its 2024 figures, Quintana Roo had a fetal death rate of 40 per 100,000 women aged 15 to 49, one of the lowest in Mexico. The state recorded 224 cases that year.

INEGI said the fetal death statistics serve as a basis for analyzing maternal and child health programs and for monitoring prenatal care, pregnancy complications and obstetric services.