Health in Ensenada, Mexico: official figures
17.5% of residents of Ensenada were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 20th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Ensenada changed?
The share of Ensenada residents with no health service affiliation was 23.6% in 2010 and 13.8% in 2015, against 17.5% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ensenada lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 19.5% of people in Ensenada, 86,118 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 22nd 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 Ensenada?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,060 health and social assistance establishments in Ensenada with 3,505 workers in 2023, about 7.9 per 1,000 residents, 42nd 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 Ensenada changed?
The share of people in Ensenada lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 23.4% in 2010 and 14.5% in 2015, against 19.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 104,654 to 86,118.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Ensenada compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Ensenada ranks 88 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 90 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 16.9% |
| 91 | Salamanca | 16.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ensenada ranks 86 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Tecomán | 19.8% |
| 84 | Manzanillo | 19.6% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ensenada ranks 44 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Poza Rica | 50.8% |
| 42 | Cuernavaca | 50.4% |
| 43 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 50.0% |
| 44 | Ensenada | 49.9% |
| 45 | Tlaxcala | 49.9% |
| 46 | Caborca | 49.7% |
| 47 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 49.6% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Ensenada ranks 66 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Caborca | 8.1 |
| 64 | Comitán de Domínguez | 8.0 |
| 65 | Ciudad Valles | 7.9 |
| 66 | Ensenada | 7.9 |
| 67 | Irapuato | 7.9 |
| 68 | Ocotlán | 7.8 |
| 69 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 7.7 |
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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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