Health in Chetumal, Mexico: official figures
20.8% of residents of Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 43rd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Chetumal changed?
The share of Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 23.5% in 2010 and 12.5% in 2015, against 20.8% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Chetumal lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 20.5% of people in Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco municipality), 49,232 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 30th 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 Chetumal?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 451 health and social assistance establishments in Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco municipality) with 1,201 workers in 2023, about 5.1 per 1,000 residents, 7th 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 Chetumal changed?
The share of people in Chetumal (Othón P. Blanco municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 17.7% in 2010 and 10.6% in 2015, against 20.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 46,777 to 49,232.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Chetumal compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Chetumal ranks 65 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Fresnillo | 21.5% |
| 63 | Tepic | 21.2% |
| 64 | Ciudad Guzmán | 21.0% |
| 65 | Chetumal | 20.8% |
| 66 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 20.6% |
| 67 | San Juan del Río | 20.3% |
| 68 | Culiacán Rosales | 20.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chetumal ranks 78 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 75 | Hermosillo | 21.0% |
| 76 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 20.8% |
| 77 | Ciudad Acuña | 20.5% |
| 78 | Chetumal | 20.5% |
| 79 | Tampico | 20.3% |
| 80 | Los Mochis | 20.1% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 20.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chetumal ranks 35 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 38 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 52.0% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Chetumal ranks 101 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Coatzacoalcos | 5.5 |
| 99 | Huauchinango | 5.2 |
| 100 | Playa del Carmen | 5.2 |
| 101 | Chetumal | 5.1 |
| 102 | Tecomán | 5.0 |
| 103 | Salamanca | 4.9 |
| 104 | Silao | 4.8 |
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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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