Health in Juchitán, Mexico: official figures
41.3% of residents of Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 7th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Juchitán changed?
The share of Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 44.2% in 2010 and 17.3% in 2015, against 41.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Juchitán lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 53.7% of people in Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality), 57,969 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 4th 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 Juchitán?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 330 health and social assistance establishments in Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) with 828 workers in 2023, about 7.3 per 1,000 residents, 30th 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 Juchitán changed?
The share of people in Juchitán (Juchitán de Zaragoza municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 32.9% in 2010 and 16.9% in 2015, against 53.7% in 2020; the number affected went from 24,048 to 57,969.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Juchitán compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Juchitán ranks 7 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 42.9% |
| 5 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 42.6% |
| 6 | Comitán de Domínguez | 41.9% |
| 7 | Juchitán | 41.3% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 40.7% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 40.7% |
| 10 | Acayucan | 38.9% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Juchitán ranks 4 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 57.5% |
| 2 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 54.8% |
| 3 | Sahuayo | 54.1% |
| 4 | Juchitán | 53.7% |
| 5 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 50.5% |
| 6 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 49.7% |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 49.6% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Juchitán ranks 13 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 70.4% |
| 11 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 70.2% |
| 12 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 69.3% |
| 13 | Juchitán | 68.6% |
| 14 | San Martín Texmelucan | 67.9% |
| 15 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 65.9% |
| 16 | Valladolid | 65.2% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Juchitán ranks 78 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 81 | San Juan del Río | 7.1 |
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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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