Health in Ciudad Obregón, Mexico: official figures
15.4% of residents of Ciudad Obregón (Cajeme municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 10th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Ciudad Obregón changed?
The share of Ciudad Obregón (Cajeme municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 21.8% in 2010 and 11.9% in 2015, against 15.4% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Obregón lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 16.1% of people in Ciudad Obregón (Cajeme municipality), 74,019 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 10th 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 Ciudad Obregón?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,086 health and social assistance establishments in Ciudad Obregón (Cajeme municipality) with 3,797 workers in 2023, about 8.7 per 1,000 residents, 53rd 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 Ciudad Obregón changed?
The share of people in Ciudad Obregón (Cajeme municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 18.6% in 2010 and 12.1% in 2015, against 16.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 76,420 to 74,019.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Ciudad Obregón compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Ciudad Obregón ranks 98 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Sabinas | 15.9% |
| 96 | Guaymas | 15.8% |
| 97 | Monclova-Frontera | 15.6% |
| 98 | Ciudad Obregón | 15.4% |
| 99 | Silao | 14.3% |
| 100 | Guanajuato | 14.3% |
| 101 | La Paz | 14.1% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Obregón ranks 98 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 17.4% |
| 96 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 17.4% |
| 97 | Heroica Nogales | 16.1% |
| 98 | Ciudad Obregón | 16.1% |
| 99 | Delicias | 15.8% |
| 100 | Sabinas | 14.7% |
| 101 | La Paz | 14.2% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Obregón ranks 103 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Navojoa | 32.5% |
| 101 | Heroica Nogales | 32.2% |
| 102 | Delicias | 31.0% |
| 103 | Ciudad Obregón | 30.3% |
| 104 | Ciudad Acuña | 29.3% |
| 105 | Sabinas | 29.3% |
| 106 | Monclova-Frontera | 29.2% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Ciudad Obregón ranks 53 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Celaya | 9.4 |
| 51 | Ciudad Guzmán | 9.2 |
| 52 | Campeche | 8.9 |
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | 8.7 |
| 54 | San Martín Texmelucan | 8.7 |
| 55 | Villahermosa | 8.6 |
| 56 | Los Cabos | 8.6 |
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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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