Health in Orizaba, Mexico: official figures
24.5% of residents of Orizaba were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 50th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Orizaba changed?
The share of Orizaba residents with no health service affiliation was 30.3% in 2010 and 19.8% in 2015, against 24.5% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Orizaba lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 24.6% of people in Orizaba, 27,149 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 49th 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 Orizaba?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 528 health and social assistance establishments in Orizaba with 2,198 workers in 2023, about 17.8 per 1,000 residents, 5th 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 Orizaba changed?
The share of people in Orizaba lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 29.2% in 2010 and 18.5% in 2015, against 24.6% in 2020; the number affected went from 33,990 to 27,149.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Orizaba compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Orizaba ranks 50 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Victoria de Durango | 25.2% |
| 48 | Tijuana | 25.0% |
| 49 | Minatitlán | 24.9% |
| 50 | Orizaba | 24.5% |
| 51 | Matamoros | 24.3% |
| 52 | Celaya | 24.2% |
| 53 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 23.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Orizaba ranks 59 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Fresnillo | 25.5% |
| 57 | Irapuato | 25.1% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Orizaba ranks 72 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Puerto Vallarta | 43.3% |
| 70 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 43.1% |
| 71 | Campeche | 42.9% |
| 72 | Orizaba | 42.8% |
| 73 | Ocotlán | 42.8% |
| 74 | Monterrey | 42.0% |
| 75 | Mérida | 41.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Orizaba ranks 5 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Monterrey | 22.1 |
| 3 | Oaxaca | 21.7 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 18.6 |
| 5 | Orizaba | 17.8 |
| 6 | Tampico | 17.3 |
| 7 | Cuernavaca | 16.6 |
| 8 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 16.1 |
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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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