Health in Guanajuato, Mexico: official figures
14.3% of residents of Guanajuato were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 8th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Guanajuato changed?
The share of Guanajuato residents with no health service affiliation was 22.1% in 2010 and 8.0% in 2015, against 14.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Guanajuato lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 19.0% of people in Guanajuato, 35,499 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 19th 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 Guanajuato?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 415 health and social assistance establishments in Guanajuato with 1,146 workers in 2023, about 5.9 per 1,000 residents, 13th 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 Guanajuato changed?
The share of people in Guanajuato lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 23.3% in 2010 and 7.7% in 2015, against 19.0% in 2020; the number affected went from 40,079 to 35,499.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Guanajuato compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Guanajuato ranks 100 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Monclova-Frontera | 15.6% |
| 98 | Ciudad Obregón | 15.4% |
| 99 | Silao | 14.3% |
| 100 | Guanajuato | 14.3% |
| 101 | La Paz | 14.1% |
| 102 | Ciudad Victoria | 13.6% |
| 103 | Delicias | 13.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guanajuato ranks 89 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 86 | Ensenada | 19.5% |
| 87 | Monclova-Frontera | 19.5% |
| 88 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 19.4% |
| 89 | Guanajuato | 19.0% |
| 90 | Campeche | 18.8% |
| 91 | Mexicali | 18.6% |
| 92 | Mazatlán | 18.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Guanajuato ranks 53 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Cuauhtemoc | 48.3% |
| 51 | Veracruz | 47.8% |
| 52 | Silao | 47.6% |
| 53 | Guanajuato | 47.4% |
| 54 | Morelia | 47.1% |
| 55 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 47.0% |
| 56 | León | 46.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Guanajuato ranks 95 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Acapulco | 6.0 |
| 93 | Minatitlán | 5.9 |
| 94 | Manzanillo | 5.9 |
| 95 | Guanajuato | 5.9 |
| 96 | Lagos de Moreno | 5.8 |
| 97 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 5.5 |
| 98 | Coatzacoalcos | 5.5 |
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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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