Health in Oaxaca, Mexico: official figures
36.3% of residents of Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 12th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Oaxaca changed?
The share of Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 35.4% in 2010 and 25.0% in 2015, against 36.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Oaxaca lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 49.6% of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality), 136,159 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 7th 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 Oaxaca?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 2,140 health and social assistance establishments in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) with 5,881 workers in 2023, about 21.7 per 1,000 residents, 3rd 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 Oaxaca changed?
The share of people in Oaxaca (Oaxaca de Juárez municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 31.3% in 2010 and 23.3% in 2015, against 49.6% in 2020; the number affected went from 109,915 to 136,159.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Oaxaca compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 12 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 40.7% |
| 10 | Acayucan | 38.9% |
| 11 | Uruapan | 38.3% |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 36.3% |
| 13 | Tehuacán | 35.2% |
| 14 | Zamora-Jacona | 34.7% |
| 15 | Teziutlán | 34.0% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 7 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Juchitán | 53.7% |
| 5 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 50.5% |
| 6 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 49.7% |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 49.6% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 45.2% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 43.3% |
| 10 | Comitán de Domínguez | 42.3% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Oaxaca ranks 24 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Teziutlán | 61.0% |
| 22 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 60.5% |
| 23 | Uruapan | 59.6% |
| 24 | Oaxaca | 59.3% |
| 25 | Tecomán | 58.9% |
| 26 | Xalapa | 57.3% |
| 27 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 57.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Oaxaca ranks 3 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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