Health in Mexicali, Mexico: official figures
18.2% of residents of Mexicali were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 25th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Mexicali changed?
The share of Mexicali residents with no health service affiliation was 23.1% in 2010 and 15.5% in 2015, against 18.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Mexicali lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 18.6% of people in Mexicali, 191,543 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 17th 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 Mexicali?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 2,586 health and social assistance establishments in Mexicali with 10,486 workers in 2023, about 10.0 per 1,000 residents, 45th 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 Mexicali changed?
The share of people in Mexicali lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 27.1% in 2010 and 15.4% in 2015, against 18.6% in 2020; the number affected went from 260,407 to 191,543.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Mexicali compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Mexicali ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Irapuato | 18.9% |
| 81 | Juárez | 18.6% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 18.3% |
| 83 | Mexicali | 18.2% |
| 84 | Heroica Nogales | 17.9% |
| 85 | Hermosillo | 17.8% |
| 86 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 17.8% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Mexicali ranks 91 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 19.4% |
| 89 | Guanajuato | 19.0% |
| 90 | Campeche | 18.8% |
| 91 | Mexicali | 18.6% |
| 92 | Mazatlán | 18.1% |
| 93 | Matehuala | 18.1% |
| 94 | Saltillo | 18.0% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Mexicali ranks 67 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Cancún | 44.5% |
| 65 | Irapuato | 44.3% |
| 66 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 44.1% |
| 67 | Mexicali | 43.7% |
| 68 | Ciudad Victoria | 43.3% |
| 69 | Puerto Vallarta | 43.3% |
| 70 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 43.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Mexicali ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 10.1 |
| 43 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 10.1 |
| 44 | Piedras Negras | 10.0 |
| 45 | Mexicali | 10.0 |
| 46 | Los Mochis | 9.8 |
| 47 | Tehuacán | 9.8 |
| 48 | Delicias | 9.6 |
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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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