Health in Iguala de la Independencia, Mexico: official figures
29.8% of residents of Iguala de la Independencia were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 26th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Iguala de la Independencia changed?
The share of Iguala de la Independencia residents with no health service affiliation was 46.8% in 2010 and 16.9% in 2015, against 29.8% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Iguala de la Independencia lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 40.0% of people in Iguala de la Independencia, 63,812 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 14th 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 Iguala de la Independencia?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 376 health and social assistance establishments in Iguala de la Independencia with 1,138 workers in 2023, about 7.4 per 1,000 residents, 33rd 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 Iguala de la Independencia changed?
The share of people in Iguala de la Independencia lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 41.0% in 2010 and 19.5% in 2015, against 40.0% in 2020; the number affected went from 52,199 to 63,812.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Iguala de la Independencia compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Iguala de la Independencia ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 29 | Huamantla | 29.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Iguala de la Independencia ranks 14 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Acayucan | 42.2% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 41.9% |
| 13 | Uruapan | 40.1% |
| 14 | Iguala de la Independencia | 40.0% |
| 15 | Tulancingo | 39.7% |
| 16 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 38.6% |
| 17 | Acapulco | 37.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Iguala de la Independencia ranks 18 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 15 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 65.9% |
| 16 | Valladolid | 65.2% |
| 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% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Iguala de la Independencia ranks 75 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Poza Rica | 7.6 |
| 73 | Toluca | 7.6 |
| 74 | Matehuala | 7.4 |
| 75 | Iguala de la Independencia | 7.4 |
| 76 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 7.4 |
| 77 | Juárez | 7.3 |
| 78 | Juchitán | 7.3 |
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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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