Health in Chihuahua, Mexico: official figures
10.9% of residents of Chihuahua were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, the lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Chihuahua changed?
The share of Chihuahua residents with no health service affiliation was 15.6% in 2010 and 7.9% in 2015, against 10.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Chihuahua lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 13.1% of people in Chihuahua, 126,399 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 2nd 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 Chihuahua?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 2,569 health and social assistance establishments in Chihuahua with 12,403 workers in 2023, about 13.2 per 1,000 residents, 16th 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 Chihuahua changed?
The share of people in Chihuahua lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 11.4% in 2010 and 8.6% in 2015, against 13.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 98,370 to 126,399.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Chihuahua compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Chihuahua ranks 107 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | La Paz | 14.1% |
| 102 | Ciudad Victoria | 13.6% |
| 103 | Delicias | 13.2% |
| 104 | Cuauhtemoc | 13.1% |
| 105 | Navojoa | 12.6% |
| 106 | Hidalgo del Parral | 11.9% |
| 107 | Chihuahua | 10.9% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chihuahua ranks 106 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | La Paz | 14.2% |
| 102 | Silao | 14.1% |
| 103 | Ciudad Victoria | 13.3% |
| 104 | Hidalgo del Parral | 13.1% |
| 105 | Navojoa | 13.1% |
| 106 | Chihuahua | 13.1% |
| 107 | Cuauhtemoc | 10.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Chihuahua ranks 99 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 96 | Piedras Negras | 34.3% |
| 97 | Juárez | 34.3% |
| 98 | Hermosillo | 34.1% |
| 99 | Chihuahua | 33.7% |
| 100 | Navojoa | 32.5% |
| 101 | Heroica Nogales | 32.2% |
| 102 | Delicias | 31.0% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Chihuahua ranks 16 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 14.0 |
| 14 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 13.7 |
| 15 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 13.3 |
| 16 | Chihuahua | 13.2 |
| 17 | Sahuayo | 13.1 |
| 18 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 12.6 |
| 19 | Tulancingo | 12.5 |
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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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