Health in Mérida, Mexico: official figures
22.2% of residents of Mérida were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 50th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Mérida changed?
The share of Mérida residents with no health service affiliation was 23.2% in 2010 and 16.7% in 2015, against 22.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Mérida lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 28.5% of people in Mérida, 268,281 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 41st 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 Mérida?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 3,831 health and social assistance establishments in Mérida with 15,151 workers in 2023, about 15.2 per 1,000 residents, 10th highest 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 Mérida changed?
The share of people in Mérida lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 19.5% in 2010 and 18.4% in 2015, against 28.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 161,825 to 268,281.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Mérida compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Mérida ranks 58 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 23.1% |
| 56 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 22.5% |
| 57 | León | 22.2% |
| 58 | Mérida | 22.2% |
| 59 | La Laguna | 21.9% |
| 60 | Caborca | 21.8% |
| 61 | Coatzacoalcos | 21.6% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Mérida ranks 41 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Guadalajara | 28.9% |
| 39 | Villahermosa | 28.9% |
| 40 | Ocotlán | 28.7% |
| 41 | Mérida | 28.5% |
| 42 | Cancún | 28.3% |
| 43 | Tlaxcala | 28.1% |
| 44 | Puerto Vallarta | 27.8% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Mérida ranks 75 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 72 | Orizaba | 42.8% |
| 73 | Ocotlán | 42.8% |
| 74 | Monterrey | 42.0% |
| 75 | Mérida | 41.8% |
| 76 | Manzanillo | 41.7% |
| 77 | Los Cabos | 41.1% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 41.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Mérida ranks 10 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Cuernavaca | 16.6 |
| 8 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 16.1 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 16.0 |
| 10 | Mérida | 15.2 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 14.7 |
| 12 | Morelia | 14.7 |
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 14.0 |
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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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