Health in Juárez, Mexico: official figures
18.6% of residents of Juárez were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 27th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Juárez changed?
The share of Juárez residents with no health service affiliation was 24.4% in 2010 and 14.2% in 2015, against 18.6% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Juárez lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 21.5% of people in Juárez, 343,291 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 39th 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 Juárez?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 2,569 health and social assistance establishments in Juárez with 11,114 workers in 2023, about 7.3 per 1,000 residents, 31st 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 Juárez changed?
The share of people in Juárez lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 21.4% in 2010 and 15.0% in 2015, against 21.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 294,020 to 343,291.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Juárez compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Juárez ranks 81 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 78 | Campeche | 19.4% |
| 79 | Los Cabos | 19.2% |
| 80 | Irapuato | 18.9% |
| 81 | Juárez | 18.6% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 18.3% |
| 83 | Mexicali | 18.2% |
| 84 | Heroica Nogales | 17.9% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Juárez ranks 69 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Matamoros | 22.9% |
| 67 | Piedras Negras | 22.7% |
| 68 | Culiacán Rosales | 22.3% |
| 69 | Juárez | 21.5% |
| 70 | San Juan del Río | 21.4% |
| 71 | Guaymas | 21.2% |
| 72 | Los Cabos | 21.2% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Juárez ranks 97 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 94 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 35.7% |
| 95 | Mazatlán | 34.9% |
| 96 | Piedras Negras | 34.3% |
| 97 | Juárez | 34.3% |
| 98 | Hermosillo | 34.1% |
| 99 | Chihuahua | 33.7% |
| 100 | Navojoa | 32.5% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Juárez ranks 77 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 79 | Heroica Nogales | 7.3 |
| 80 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 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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