1. Before human remains can be prepared as desired, a local physician or another person authorized by the Mexican secretary of health must certify the death of the person, determine the causes of his/her death, and issue a preliminary death record (Certificado de Defuncion).
2. A Civil Registry judge with jurisdiction over the place of death will use this record to issue the official death certificate (Acta de Defuncion) and the required authorization to proceed with burial or cremation.

• The next of kin must provide documents establishing the identity of both the next of kin and the decedent. Common documents used for this purpose are passports, government-issued photo identification such as a drivers license, birth certificates, and marriage certificates.
• Cause-of-death information and certification statement
• Preliminary death record

Civil Registry Offices in Mexico

• Aguascalientes;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Hroes de Nacozari esq. Adolfo Lpez Mateos, s/n
Aguascalientes, Ags.
CP 20250
Telephone: (449) 918-1812, (449) 916-3359

• Baja California:
  

Registry Office Address:
Calzada Independencia s/n Edif. del Poder Ejecutivo 1er piso.
Mexicali, B.C.
CP 21150
Telephone: (686) 558-1000 Ext. 1868

• Baja California Sur;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. 5 de mayo, entre Mxico y Melitn Albaez
Col. Guerrero.
La Paz, B.C.S.
CP 23020
Telephone: (612)123-9434, (612)125-2690

• Campeche;
  

Registry Office Address:
Calle 12 por 61, edificio Campeche, Col. Centro
Campeche, Camp.
CP 24000
Telephone: (981)816-3448

• Coahuila;
  

Registry Office Address:
Hidalgo Norte #337
Zona Centro
Saltillo, Coah.
CP 25000
Telephone: (844)412-4620, (844)414-8798

• Colima;
  

Registry Office Address:
Venustiano Carranza #60
Col. Centro
Colima, Col.
CP 28000
Telephone: (312)312-6446

• Chihuahua;
  

Registry Office Address:
Edificio Melchor Ocampo
Calle Libertad #1300
Col. Centro
Chihuahua, Chih.
Telephone: (614)429-3300

• Chiapas;
  

Registry Office Address:
Calle Central y 2da Sur s/n
Col. Centro
Tuxtla Gutirrez, Chis.
CP 29000
Telephone: (961)613-4322

• Distrito Federal;
  

Registry Office Address:
Arcos de Belem esq. Dr. Andrade
Col. Doctores
Mxico, D.F.
CP 06700
Telephone: (555)709-2125

• Durango;
  

Registry Office Address:
Sauca #721
Fracc. Jardines de Dur
Durango, Dgo.
CP 34210
Telephone: (618)829-7773, (618)829-7828, (618)818-2142

• Estado de Mxico;
  

Registry Office Address:
Lerdo Pte. 101 P.B.
Edif. Plaza Toluca
Toluca, Edo. Mex.
CP 50000
Telephone: (722)214-3316, (772)214-2932, (772)214-6839

• Guanajuato;
  

Registry Office Address:
Calle Jardn del Cantodor #29 Col. Centro
Guanajuato, Gto.
Telephone: (473)732-9076, (473)732-3421, (473)732-0273

• Guerrero;
  

Registry Office Address:
Edif. Juan Alvarez P.B.
Col. Centro
Chilpancingo, Gro.
CP 39000
Telephone: (747)471-0302, (747)472-4455

• Hidalgo;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Madero #100- 3er piso
Col. Centro
Pachuca, Hgo.
Telephone: (771)719-1528, (771)719-1527

• Jalisco;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Prolongacin Alcalde 1855 P.B.
Sector Hidalgo
Guadalajara, Jal.
CP 44280
Telephone: (333)819-2456, (333)819-2458

• Michoacn;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Tata Vasco #80
Col. Vasco de Quiroga
Morelia, Mich.
CP 58230
Telephone: (443)317-2352, (443)317-2353, (443)317-2355

• Morelos;
  

Registry Office Address:
Calle Humbolt #2
Esq. Salazar. Col. Centro
Cuernavaca, Mor.
CP 52000
Telephone: (777)318-3325, (777)318-5598

• Nayarit;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Mxico y Abasolo
Palacio de Gobierno
Tepic, Nay.
CP 63000
Telephone: (311)212-1225, (311)316-8981

• Nuevo Len;
  

Registry Office Address:
Washington y Dr. Coss
Zona Centro
Monterrey, N.L.
CP 64000
Telephone: (818)344-7660

• Oaxaca;
  

Registry Office Address:
Garca Vigil #602
Col. Centro
Oaxaca, Oax.
CP 68000
Telephone: (951)516-7951

• Puebla;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. 11 Oriente #2002
Col. Azcrate
Puebla, Pue.
CP 72000
Telephone: (222)235-0882, (222)235-0896, (555)232-3123

• Quertaro;
  

Registry Office Address:
Ezequiel Montes #23 Nte.
Col. Centro Histrico
Quertaro, Qro.
CP 76000
Telephone: (442)212-8998, (442)212-8999

• Quintana Roo;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Plutarco Elas Calles #278 Col. Centro
Chetumal, Q.R.
CP 77000
Telephone: (983)832-8521

• Sinaloa;
  

Registry Office Address:
Tefilo Noria esq. Miguel Hidalgo. Col. Centro
Culiacn, Sin.
Telephone: (667)715-6696

• San Luis Potos;
  

Registry Office Address:
Eje Vial #100
Planta Baja. Zona Centro
San Luis Potos, SLP
CP 78000
Telephone: (444)812-1249

• Sonora;
  

Registry Office Address:
Archivo Estatal del Registro Civil
Edif. Sonora Sur, PB
Blvd. Paseo Ro Sonora y Comonfort
Hermosillo, Son.
CP 83280
Telephone: (662)213-3820, (662)217-1772

• Tabasco;
  

Registry Office Address:
Calle Nicols Bravo esq. Jos N. Rovirosa s/n
Col. Centro
Villahermosa, Tab.
CP 86000
Telephone: (993)312-0163, (993)312-6418, (993)312-0549

• Tamaulipas;
  

Registry Office Address:
Edif. Gubernamental Tiempo Nuevo
Blvd. Emilio Portes Gil 1260
Cd. Victoria, Tamps.
CP 87080
Telephone: (834)318-1125

• Tlaxcala;
  

Registry Office Address:
Portal Hidalgo #5
Col. Centro
Tlaxcala, Tlax.
CP 90000
Telephone: (246)462-6655

• Veracruz;
  

Registry Office Address:
Av. Encanto esq. Av. Lzaro Crdenas. Col. El Mirador
Xalapa, Ver.
CP 91170
Telephone: (228)814-2810

• Yucatan;
  

Registry Office Address:
Calle 65 #520
Col. Centro
Mrida, Yuc.
Telephone: (999)924-0007, (999)924-0482, (999)928-0200

• Zacatecas;
  

Registry Office Address:
Blvd. Adolfo Lpez Mateos #108 Col. Centro
Zacatecas, Zac.
CP 98000
Telephone: (492)922-4633

This certificate is issued to the family or next of kin of the deceased

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This information is used in the application for insurance benefits, settlement of pension claims, and transfer of title of real and personal property. The certificate is considered to be prima facie evidence of the fact of death. It can therefore be introduced in court as evidence when a question about the death arises.

• Age
• Gender
• Race
• Nationality
• Date of death
• His or her parents
• If married, the name of the spouse
• Information on circumstances and cause of death
• And final disposition

The death certificate is the legal record of the fact of death of an individual. As a permanent legal record, the death certificate is extremely important to the decedents family.

If the death occurred outside of a doctors care, family and/or friends close with the deceased must give a statement at the local police station explaining events and attesting to the identity of the deceased person.

It is also needed for a variety of medical and health-related research efforts.
Statistical data from death certificates are used to identify public health problems and measure the results of programs established to alleviate these problems. This data is a necessary foundation on which to base effective public health programs. Health departments could not perform their duties without such data.