based on reported data mortality from breast cancer in mexico is low at deaths per women compared to over oecdwide but mortality from cervical cancer is the highest in the oecd with deaths per women compared to the oecd average of deaths per women while a dramatic drop in mortality from cervical cancer in mexico between and is observable the mortality rate fell from deaths per women the low rates of cervical screening suggest that there is still real room for improvement life expectancy grew by barely one year between and such that the gap in longevity between mexico and other oecd countries is now higher today than it was a decade ago health and prosperity continue to be unequally distributed with people in southern states women children and indigenous groups suffering from noticeably poorer outcomes