Health in Matamoros, Mexico: official figures
24.3% of residents of Matamoros were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 51st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Matamoros changed?
The share of Matamoros residents with no health service affiliation was 25.9% in 2010 and 15.5% in 2015, against 24.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Matamoros lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 22.9% of people in Matamoros, 133,079 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 42nd 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 Matamoros?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,093 health and social assistance establishments in Matamoros with 3,568 workers in 2023, about 6.6 per 1,000 residents, 24th 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 Matamoros changed?
The share of people in Matamoros lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 22.2% in 2010 and 15.8% in 2015, against 22.9% in 2020; the number affected went from 114,146 to 133,079.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Matamoros compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Matamoros ranks 51 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Tijuana | 25.0% |
| 49 | Minatitlán | 24.9% |
| 50 | Orizaba | 24.5% |
| 51 | Matamoros | 24.3% |
| 52 | Celaya | 24.2% |
| 53 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 23.7% |
| 54 | Ocotlán | 23.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Matamoros ranks 66 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 23.7% |
| 64 | Tepic | 23.1% |
| 65 | Victoria de Durango | 23.1% |
| 66 | Matamoros | 22.9% |
| 67 | Piedras Negras | 22.7% |
| 68 | Culiacán Rosales | 22.3% |
| 69 | Juárez | 21.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Matamoros ranks 87 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Tampico | 39.3% |
| 85 | La Laguna | 38.9% |
| 86 | Culiacán Rosales | 38.9% |
| 87 | Matamoros | 38.8% |
| 88 | Tepic | 38.1% |
| 89 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 37.9% |
| 90 | Aguascalientes | 37.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Matamoros ranks 84 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | San Juan del Río | 7.1 |
| 82 | Ciudad Victoria | 7.0 |
| 83 | Cancún | 6.8 |
| 84 | Matamoros | 6.6 |
| 85 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 6.5 |
| 86 | Valladolid | 6.3 |
| 87 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 6.2 |
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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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