Health in Cuautla, Mexico: official figures
29.9% of residents of Cuautla were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 25th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Cuautla changed?
The share of Cuautla residents with no health service affiliation was 37.8% in 2010 and 19.8% in 2015, against 29.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Cuautla lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 34.8% of people in Cuautla, 67,628 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 22nd 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 Cuautla?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 581 health and social assistance establishments in Cuautla with 1,920 workers in 2023, about 10.3 per 1,000 residents, 40th 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 Cuautla changed?
The share of people in Cuautla lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 35.4% in 2010 and 20.6% in 2015, against 34.8% in 2020; the number affected went from 63,346 to 67,628.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Cuautla compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Cuautla ranks 25 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Pachuca | 31.6% |
| 23 | Villahermosa | 31.0% |
| 24 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 30.7% |
| 25 | Cuautla | 29.9% |
| 26 | Iguala de la Independencia | 29.8% |
| 27 | Huauchinango | 29.7% |
| 28 | Guadalajara | 29.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuautla ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tehuacán | 36.9% |
| 20 | Toluca | 35.3% |
| 21 | Teziutlán | 35.1% |
| 22 | Cuautla | 34.8% |
| 23 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 34.1% |
| 24 | Morelia | 33.2% |
| 25 | Cuernavaca | 33.0% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cuautla ranks 20 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 65.1% |
| 18 | Iguala de la Independencia | 65.1% |
| 19 | Tehuacán | 62.4% |
| 20 | Cuautla | 62.1% |
| 21 | Teziutlán | 61.0% |
| 22 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 60.5% |
| 23 | Uruapan | 59.6% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Cuautla ranks 40 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Puerto Vallarta | 10.5 |
| 38 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 10.4 |
| 39 | Teziutlán | 10.3 |
| 40 | Cuautla | 10.3 |
| 41 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 10.2 |
| 42 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 10.1 |
| 43 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 10.1 |
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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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