Health in Comitán de Domínguez, Mexico: official figures
41.9% of residents of Comitán de Domínguez were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 6th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Comitán de Domínguez changed?
The share of Comitán de Domínguez residents with no health service affiliation was 43.3% in 2010 and 13.7% in 2015, against 41.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Comitán de Domínguez lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 42.3% of people in Comitán de Domínguez, 71,132 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 10th 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 Comitán de Domínguez?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 523 health and social assistance establishments in Comitán de Domínguez with 1,326 workers in 2023, about 8.0 per 1,000 residents, 44th 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 Comitán de Domínguez changed?
The share of people in Comitán de Domínguez lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 34.4% in 2010 and 15.1% in 2015, against 42.3% in 2020; the number affected went from 51,522 to 71,132.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Comitán de Domínguez compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Comitán de Domínguez ranks 6 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tulancingo | 44.7% |
| 4 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 42.9% |
| 5 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 42.6% |
| 6 | Comitán de Domínguez | 41.9% |
| 7 | Juchitán | 41.3% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 40.7% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 40.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Comitán de Domínguez ranks 10 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Oaxaca | 49.6% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 45.2% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 43.3% |
| 10 | Comitán de Domínguez | 42.3% |
| 11 | Acayucan | 42.2% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 41.9% |
| 13 | Uruapan | 40.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Comitán de Domínguez ranks 1 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comitán de Domínguez | 81.7% |
| 2 | Sahuayo | 78.7% |
| 3 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 78.0% |
| 4 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 77.3% |
| 5 | Huauchinango | 74.4% |
| 6 | Tianguistenco | 73.3% |
| 7 | Huamantla | 73.0% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Comitán de Domínguez ranks 64 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Hidalgo del Parral | 8.3 |
| 62 | Veracruz | 8.2 |
| 63 | Caborca | 8.1 |
| 64 | Comitán de Domínguez | 8.0 |
| 65 | Ciudad Valles | 7.9 |
| 66 | Ensenada | 7.9 |
| 67 | Irapuato | 7.9 |
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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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