Health in Aguascalientes, Mexico: official figures
18.3% of residents of Aguascalientes were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 26th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Aguascalientes changed?
The share of Aguascalientes residents with no health service affiliation was 22.4% in 2010 and 14.2% in 2015, against 18.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Aguascalientes lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 20.0% of people in Aguascalientes, 184,627 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 26th lowest 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 Aguascalientes?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 3,064 health and social assistance establishments in Aguascalientes with 11,416 workers in 2023, about 12.0 per 1,000 residents, 21st highest 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 Aguascalientes changed?
The share of people in Aguascalientes lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 21.9% in 2010 and 15.1% in 2015, against 20.0% in 2020; the number affected went from 175,394 to 184,627.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Aguascalientes compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Aguascalientes ranks 82 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Los Cabos | 19.2% |
| 80 | Irapuato | 18.9% |
| 81 | Juárez | 18.6% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 18.3% |
| 83 | Mexicali | 18.2% |
| 84 | Heroica Nogales | 17.9% |
| 85 | Hermosillo | 17.8% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Aguascalientes ranks 82 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 79 | Tampico | 20.3% |
| 80 | Los Mochis | 20.1% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 20.1% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 20.0% |
| 83 | Tecomán | 19.8% |
| 84 | Manzanillo | 19.6% |
| 85 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 19.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Aguascalientes ranks 90 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Matamoros | 38.8% |
| 88 | Tepic | 38.1% |
| 89 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 37.9% |
| 90 | Aguascalientes | 37.8% |
| 91 | Los Mochis | 37.4% |
| 92 | La Paz | 36.7% |
| 93 | Guaymas | 35.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Aguascalientes ranks 21 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 12.6 |
| 19 | Tulancingo | 12.5 |
| 20 | Córdoba | 12.2 |
| 21 | Aguascalientes | 12.0 |
| 22 | Xalapa | 12.0 |
| 23 | Culiacán Rosales | 11.9 |
| 24 | Zamora-Jacona | 11.9 |
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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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