Health in Matehuala, Mexico: official figures
16.3% of residents of Matehuala were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 16th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Matehuala changed?
The share of Matehuala residents with no health service affiliation was 18.3% in 2010 and 8.4% in 2015, against 16.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Matehuala lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 18.1% of people in Matehuala, 18,998 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 15th 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 Matehuala?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 234 health and social assistance establishments in Matehuala with 759 workers in 2023, about 7.4 per 1,000 residents, 34th 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 Matehuala changed?
The share of people in Matehuala lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 18.3% in 2010 and 8.2% in 2015, against 18.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 16,280 to 18,998.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Matehuala compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Matehuala ranks 92 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 17.5% |
| 90 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 16.9% |
| 91 | Salamanca | 16.5% |
| 92 | Matehuala | 16.3% |
| 93 | Saltillo | 16.2% |
| 94 | Manzanillo | 16.0% |
| 95 | Sabinas | 15.9% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Matehuala ranks 93 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Campeche | 18.8% |
| 91 | Mexicali | 18.6% |
| 92 | Mazatlán | 18.1% |
| 93 | Matehuala | 18.1% |
| 94 | Saltillo | 18.0% |
| 95 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 17.4% |
| 96 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 17.4% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Matehuala ranks 48 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 45 | Tlaxcala | 49.9% |
| 46 | Caborca | 49.7% |
| 47 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 49.6% |
| 48 | Matehuala | 49.6% |
| 49 | Lagos de Moreno | 48.9% |
| 50 | Cuauhtemoc | 48.3% |
| 51 | Veracruz | 47.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Matehuala ranks 74 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Sabinas | 7.6 |
| 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 |
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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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