Health in Acapulco, Mexico: official figures
28.0% of residents of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 34th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Acapulco changed?
The share of Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 42.5% in 2010 and 18.7% in 2015, against 28.0% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Acapulco lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 37.1% of people in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez municipality), 281,009 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 17th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (all municipalities combined: 28.2%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people work in health care in Acapulco?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,294 health and social assistance establishments in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez municipality) with 4,688 workers in 2023, about 6.0 per 1,000 residents, 16th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 6.9).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI) · saved copyHow has access to health care in Acapulco changed?
The share of people in Acapulco (Acapulco de Juárez municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 39.4% in 2010 and 22.1% in 2015, against 37.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 325,832 to 281,009.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Acapulco compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Acapulco ranks 34 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Cuernavaca | 28.7% |
| 32 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 28.5% |
| 33 | Veracruz | 28.1% |
| 34 | Acapulco | 28.0% |
| 35 | Xalapa | 27.8% |
| 36 | Valladolid | 27.6% |
| 37 | Playa del Carmen | 27.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Acapulco ranks 17 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Iguala de la Independencia | 40.0% |
| 15 | Tulancingo | 39.7% |
| 16 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 38.6% |
| 17 | Acapulco | 37.1% |
| 18 | Zamora-Jacona | 36.9% |
| 19 | Tehuacán | 36.9% |
| 20 | Toluca | 35.3% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Acapulco ranks 34 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Minatitlán | 55.9% |
| 32 | Toluca | 55.7% |
| 33 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 55.5% |
| 34 | Acapulco | 55.4% |
| 35 | Chetumal | 55.2% |
| 36 | Fresnillo | 54.6% |
| 37 | Villahermosa | 52.7% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Acapulco ranks 92 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Guaymas | 6.1 |
| 90 | Fresnillo | 6.1 |
| 91 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 6.1 |
| 92 | Acapulco | 6.0 |
| 93 | Minatitlán | 5.9 |
| 94 | Manzanillo | 5.9 |
| 95 | Guanajuato | 5.9 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI): Censos Económicos 2024 (reference year 2023), SAIC query: economic units and persons employed in manufacturing, retail, education services, health services and accommodation and food by municipality (request body saved as saic-ce2024-sectors-2023.request.json), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 fea3ec2053c9…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Índice de Rezago Social 2000-2020 by state and municipality: total population and census indicators of schooling, health coverage and housing (from the 2010 and 2020 Population and Housing Censuses and the 2015 Intercensal Survey), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 9191f6c16ec2…)
- Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL): Poverty measurement by municipality 2010-2020: concentrated poverty indicators (Concentrado_indicadores_de_pobreza_2020.xlsx), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 644d19a9ff6d…)
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