Health in Morelia, Mexico: official figures
32.2% of residents of Morelia were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 21st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Morelia changed?
The share of Morelia residents with no health service affiliation was 36.7% in 2010 and 24.9% in 2015, against 32.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Morelia lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 33.2% of people in Morelia, 278,621 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 24th 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 Morelia?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 3,647 health and social assistance establishments in Morelia with 12,477 workers in 2023, about 14.7 per 1,000 residents, 12th 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 Morelia changed?
The share of people in Morelia lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 37.5% in 2010 and 22.1% in 2015, against 33.2% in 2020; the number affected went from 264,743 to 278,621.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Morelia compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Morelia ranks 21 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 33.5% |
| 19 | Toluca | 33.3% |
| 20 | Córdoba | 32.7% |
| 21 | Morelia | 32.2% |
| 22 | Pachuca | 31.6% |
| 23 | Villahermosa | 31.0% |
| 24 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 30.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Morelia ranks 24 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Teziutlán | 35.1% |
| 22 | Cuautla | 34.8% |
| 23 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 34.1% |
| 24 | Morelia | 33.2% |
| 25 | Cuernavaca | 33.0% |
| 26 | Huauchinango | 32.8% |
| 27 | Veracruz | 32.4% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Morelia ranks 54 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Veracruz | 47.8% |
| 52 | Silao | 47.6% |
| 53 | Guanajuato | 47.4% |
| 54 | Morelia | 47.1% |
| 55 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 47.0% |
| 56 | León | 46.8% |
| 57 | San Juan del Río | 46.7% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Morelia ranks 12 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Pachuca | 16.0 |
| 10 | Mérida | 15.2 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 14.7 |
| 12 | Morelia | 14.7 |
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 14.0 |
| 14 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 13.7 |
| 15 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 13.3 |
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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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