Yucatán is the state of the Peninsula with the most acute alcohol poisoningcon 278 cases until epidemiological week number 42, reported the Federal Ministry of Health.
The above represents an increase of 40% compared to the 199 registered during the same period in 2024.
The alcohol poisoning It is a serious, and sometimes fatal, consequence of consumption of large amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.
The above It can affect breathing, heart rate, body temperature, and the gag reflex. In some cases this can lead to a coma and death, explains the Mayo Clinica world-leading nonprofit medical and research organization.
With that number, Yucatán exceeds the 224 cases in Quintana Roo and the 178 in Campeche in the same period.
States in Mexico with the highest alcohol poisoning
At the national level, according to data from week 42, the states with the most cases of acute alcohol poisoning are Guanajuato, with 1,989 cases (last year it registered 1,822 in the same period); Jalisco, with 1,929 cases; State of Mexico, with 1,678; Mexico City, with 1,481, and Chiapas, with 791.
Yucatán is ranked 20th nationally regarding acute alcohol poisoning.
The entities with the fewest cases are Colima, with 82 cases; Baja California Sur, with 83 cases; Nayarit with 159; Tabasco, with 149, and Tlaxcala, with 172.
By sex, Yucatecan men lead the medical care cases with 236, women are 42.
Liver damage
The only thing that shows a reduction compared to the same period last year is in patients who presented alcoholic liver disease, since until the most recent report from the SSA it presented 95 cases compared to 106 last year.
The alcoholic liver disease It almost always occurs after years of excessive alcohol consumption.
Over time it can occur scarring and cirrhosisthe latter being the final phase of alcoholic liver disease, notes the site Medline Plus.
This is an online health information service produced by the United States National Library of Medicine.
The chances of developing the disease increase depending on how long you have been drinking and the amount of alcohol you consume.
In the case of this liver disease, Yucatán prevailed over its peninsular neighbors: Quintana Roo had 46 cases and Campeche had 30.
On the national scene, the federal agency noted, the entities that lead the list of cases of this condition caused by alcohol consumption are Guanajuato, with 439 cases; Jalisco, with 357; Veracruz, with 285; Mexico City, with 268, and Chihuahua, with 225.
Yucatán ranks 19th by number of cases, with 95. Quintana Roo ranked 28th with 46 cases, while Campeche was last with cases of alcoholic liver disease with 30 cases.
Cases of cirrhosis in Yucatán
In it case of alcoholic liver cirrhosis, detailed the SSA, Yucatán was ranked 14th nationally with 254 cases (213 men and 41 women).
Cirrhosis is most often the end result of chronic liver damage caused by a long-term (chronic) liver disease or in the case of alcoholism due to excessive consumption of this substance, highlights Medline Plus.
Yucatán surpassed the states in the region, since Quintana Roo was ranked 16th, with 134 cases, while Campeche was among the states with the least number, ranking 29th in terms of quantity, with 32 reports to public health institutions.