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Mexico Policy Brief : Labour Market Inclusion

Mexico’s employment rate is low compared with other OECD countries. Women, youth and older workers in particular face many challenges in the labour market.

Mexico Policy Brief : Improving business environment and investment

Investment remains weak, dampening growth, formal job creation and wages.International rankings signal that while Mexico has made significant efforts, there is room to improve regulations at regional and local levels.

Mexico Policy Brief : Health

Mexico has one of the highest rates of obesity in the OECD, as nearly one in three adults are obese.

Mexico Policy Brief : Education and Skills

Raising cognitive and workplace skills of adults in Mexico is a multidimensional challenge which requires improving education at early stages of life, increasing the demand for higher skills in the labour market, and upskilling the adult population.

Mexico Policy Brief : Building infrastructure compatible with climate change

While Mexico needs to increase investment in infrastructure, the government should be mindful of environmental impacts and international commitments.

Digital Government in Mexico - Sustainable and Inclusive Transformation

The Survey of Adult Skills - Reader’s Companion, Third Edition

Panorama de la salud 2019: ¿Cómo se compara México?

México es uno de los pocos países de la OCDE donde las ganancias en la esperanza de vida no se han desacelerado en los últimos años. El gasto sanitario representa el 5,5% del PIB, que se encuentra entre los más bajos de los países OCDE. La cobertura de un conjunto básico de servicios de salud en México es la más baja en la OCDE con 89,3%.

La Pesada Carga de la Obesidad - La Economía de la Prevención: Key findings for Mexico (in Spanish)

México tiene una de las tasas más altas de obesidad: casi uno de cada tres adultos son obesos. Como consecuencia, los mexicanos viven en promedio 4,2 años menos debido al sobrepeso, la mayor reducción en esperanza de vida de todos los países analizados. Las repercusiones sobre la economía son destacables: el sobrepeso representa el 8,9% del gasto en salud.

The Heavy Burden of Obesity: Key findings for Mexico

Mexico has one of the highest rates of obesity: nearly one in three adults are obese. As a result, Mexicans live on average 4.2 years less due to overweight, the largest reductions in life expectancy of all countries analysed. The impact on the economy is large: overweight accounts for 8.9% of health expenditure; and lowers labour market outputs by the equivalent of 2.4m full time workers per year.