Health in Guadalajara, Mexico: official figures
29.5% of residents of Guadalajara were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 28th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Guadalajara changed?
The share of Guadalajara residents with no health service affiliation was 34.8% in 2010 and 22.3% in 2015, against 29.5% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Guadalajara lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 28.9% of people in Guadalajara, 392,113 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 38th 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 Guadalajara?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 5,167 health and social assistance establishments in Guadalajara with 25,771 workers in 2023, about 18.6 per 1,000 residents, 4th 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 Guadalajara changed?
The share of people in Guadalajara lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 32.4% in 2010 and 20.1% in 2015, against 28.9% in 2020; the number affected went from 481,016 to 392,113.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Guadalajara compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 28 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Cuautla | 29.9% |
| 26 | Iguala de la Independencia | 29.8% |
| 27 | Huauchinango | 29.7% |
| 28 | Guadalajara | 29.5% |
| 29 | Huamantla | 29.2% |
| 30 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 29.0% |
| 31 | Cuernavaca | 28.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 38 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Huamantla | 30.9% |
| 36 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 29.9% |
| 37 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 29.7% |
| 38 | Guadalajara | 28.9% |
| 39 | Villahermosa | 28.9% |
| 40 | Ocotlán | 28.7% |
| 41 | Mérida | 28.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guadalajara ranks 79 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Manzanillo | 41.7% |
| 77 | Los Cabos | 41.1% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 41.1% |
| 79 | Guadalajara | 40.7% |
| 80 | Nuevo Laredo | 40.7% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 40.5% |
| 82 | Hidalgo del Parral | 40.4% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Guadalajara ranks 4 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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