Health in Pachuca, Mexico: official figures
31.6% of residents of Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 22nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Pachuca changed?
The share of Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 33.5% in 2010 and 20.1% in 2015, against 31.6% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Pachuca lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 27.5% of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality), 82,542 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 45th 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 Pachuca?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,263 health and social assistance establishments in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) with 5,042 workers in 2023, about 16.0 per 1,000 residents, 9th 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 Pachuca changed?
The share of people in Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 28.9% in 2010 and 21.4% in 2015, against 27.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 76,031 to 82,542.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Pachuca compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 25 | Cuautla | 29.9% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Cancún | 28.3% |
| 43 | Tlaxcala | 28.1% |
| 44 | Puerto Vallarta | 27.8% |
| 45 | Pachuca | 27.5% |
| 46 | Tijuana | 27.5% |
| 47 | Caborca | 27.4% |
| 48 | Valladolid | 27.2% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Pachuca ranks 39 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Fresnillo | 54.6% |
| 37 | Villahermosa | 52.7% |
| 38 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 52.0% |
| 39 | Pachuca | 51.9% |
| 40 | Celaya | 51.3% |
| 41 | Poza Rica | 50.8% |
| 42 | Cuernavaca | 50.4% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Pachuca ranks 9 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tampico | 17.3 |
| 7 | Cuernavaca | 16.6 |
| 8 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 16.1 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 16.0 |
| 10 | Mérida | 15.2 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 14.7 |
| 12 | Morelia | 14.7 |
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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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