Health in Colima-Villa de Álvarez, Mexico: official figures
17.8% of residents of Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 22nd lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Colima-Villa de Álvarez changed?
The share of Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 16.2% in 2010 and 13.7% in 2015, against 17.8% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 19.4% of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality), 32,760 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 20th 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 959 health and social assistance establishments in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) with 3,667 workers in 2023, about 23.3 per 1,000 residents, the 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 Colima-Villa de Álvarez changed?
The share of people in Colima-Villa de Álvarez (Colima municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 14.9% in 2010 and 16.0% in 2015, against 19.4% in 2020; the number affected went from 22,133 to 32,760.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Colima-Villa de Álvarez compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 86 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Mexicali | 18.2% |
| 84 | Heroica Nogales | 17.9% |
| 85 | Hermosillo | 17.8% |
| 86 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 17.8% |
| 87 | Tecomán | 17.7% |
| 88 | Ensenada | 17.5% |
| 89 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 17.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 88 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 19.5% |
| 86 | Ensenada | 19.5% |
| 87 | Monclova-Frontera | 19.5% |
| 88 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 19.4% |
| 89 | Guanajuato | 19.0% |
| 90 | Campeche | 18.8% |
| 91 | Mexicali | 18.6% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 66 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 44.6% |
| 64 | Cancún | 44.5% |
| 65 | Irapuato | 44.3% |
| 66 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 44.1% |
| 67 | Mexicali | 43.7% |
| 68 | Ciudad Victoria | 43.3% |
| 69 | Puerto Vallarta | 43.3% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Colima-Villa de Álvarez ranks 1 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 23.3 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 22.1 |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 21.7 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 18.6 |
| 5 | Orizaba | 17.8 |
| 6 | Tampico | 17.3 |
| 7 | Cuernavaca | 16.6 |
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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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