Health in Delicias, Mexico: official figures
13.2% of residents of Delicias were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 5th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Delicias changed?
The share of Delicias residents with no health service affiliation was 19.4% in 2010 and 9.9% in 2015, against 13.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Delicias lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 15.8% of people in Delicias, 24,794 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 9th 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 Delicias?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 348 health and social assistance establishments in Delicias with 1,446 workers in 2023, about 9.6 per 1,000 residents, 48th 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 Delicias changed?
The share of people in Delicias lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 11.4% in 2010 and 10.4% in 2015, against 15.8% in 2020; the number affected went from 15,433 to 24,794.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Delicias compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Delicias ranks 103 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 100 | Guanajuato | 14.3% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 99 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 102 | Silao | 14.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Delicias ranks 102 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 99 | Chihuahua | 33.7% |
| 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% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Delicias ranks 48 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Mexicali | 10.0 |
| 46 | Los Mochis | 9.8 |
| 47 | Tehuacán | 9.8 |
| 48 | Delicias | 9.6 |
| 49 | León | 9.4 |
| 50 | Celaya | 9.4 |
| 51 | Ciudad Guzmán | 9.2 |
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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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