Health in Celaya, Mexico: official figures
24.2% of residents of Celaya were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 52nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Celaya changed?
The share of Celaya residents with no health service affiliation was 35.8% in 2010 and 19.8% in 2015, against 24.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Celaya lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 30.9% of people in Celaya, 163,365 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 34th 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 Celaya?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,263 health and social assistance establishments in Celaya with 4,915 workers in 2023, about 9.4 per 1,000 residents, 50th 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 Celaya changed?
The share of people in Celaya lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 31.0% in 2010 and 19.9% in 2015, against 30.9% in 2020; the number affected went from 148,242 to 163,365.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Celaya compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Celaya ranks 52 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 49 | Minatitlán | 24.9% |
| 50 | Orizaba | 24.5% |
| 51 | Matamoros | 24.3% |
| 52 | Celaya | 24.2% |
| 53 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 23.7% |
| 54 | Ocotlán | 23.5% |
| 55 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 23.1% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Celaya ranks 34 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Lagos de Moreno | 31.6% |
| 32 | Xalapa | 31.5% |
| 33 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 31.1% |
| 34 | Celaya | 30.9% |
| 35 | Huamantla | 30.9% |
| 36 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 29.9% |
| 37 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 29.7% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Celaya ranks 40 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Villahermosa | 52.7% |
| 38 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 52.0% |
| 39 | Pachuca | 51.9% |
| 40 | Celaya | 51.3% |
| 41 | Poza Rica | 50.8% |
| 42 | Cuernavaca | 50.4% |
| 43 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 50.0% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Celaya ranks 50 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Tehuacán | 9.8 |
| 48 | Delicias | 9.6 |
| 49 | León | 9.4 |
| 50 | Celaya | 9.4 |
| 51 | Ciudad Guzmán | 9.2 |
| 52 | Campeche | 8.9 |
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | 8.7 |
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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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