Health in Monterrey, Mexico: official figures
19.7% of residents of Monterrey were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 34th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Monterrey changed?
The share of Monterrey residents with no health service affiliation was 23.3% in 2010 and 13.1% in 2015, against 19.7% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Monterrey lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 24.4% of people in Monterrey, 262,899 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 47th 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 Monterrey?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 4,530 health and social assistance establishments in Monterrey with 25,304 workers in 2023, about 22.1 per 1,000 residents, 2nd 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 Monterrey changed?
The share of people in Monterrey lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 22.9% in 2010 and 15.3% in 2015, against 24.4% in 2020; the number affected went from 269,290 to 262,899.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Monterrey compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Monterrey ranks 74 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Mazatlán | 19.9% |
| 72 | Los Mochis | 19.9% |
| 73 | Piedras Negras | 19.8% |
| 74 | Monterrey | 19.7% |
| 75 | Querétaro | 19.6% |
| 76 | Ciudad Acuña | 19.5% |
| 77 | Ciudad Valles | 19.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monterrey ranks 61 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 24.6% |
| 59 | Orizaba | 24.6% |
| 60 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 24.4% |
| 61 | Monterrey | 24.4% |
| 62 | Playa del Carmen | 24.2% |
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 23.7% |
| 64 | Tepic | 23.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Monterrey ranks 74 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 71 | Campeche | 42.9% |
| 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% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Monterrey ranks 2 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 23.3 |
| 2 | Monterrey | 22.1 |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 21.7 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 18.6 |
| 5 | Orizaba | 17.8 |
| 6 | Tampico | 17.3 |
| 7 | Cuernavaca | 16.6 |
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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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