Health in Puebla-Tlaxcala, Mexico: official figures
29.0% of residents of Puebla-Tlaxcala (Puebla municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 30th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Puebla-Tlaxcala changed?
The share of Puebla-Tlaxcala (Puebla municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 42.3% in 2010 and 21.1% in 2015, against 29.0% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Puebla-Tlaxcala lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 32.0% of people in Puebla-Tlaxcala (Puebla municipality), 526,129 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 29th 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 Puebla-Tlaxcala?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 5,032 health and social assistance establishments in Puebla-Tlaxcala (Puebla municipality) with 17,150 workers in 2023, about 10.1 per 1,000 residents, 42nd 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 Puebla-Tlaxcala changed?
The share of people in Puebla-Tlaxcala (Puebla municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 35.7% in 2010 and 20.0% in 2015, against 32.0% in 2020; the number affected went from 553,552 to 526,129.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Puebla-Tlaxcala compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Puebla-Tlaxcala ranks 30 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | Huauchinango | 29.7% |
| 28 | Guadalajara | 29.5% |
| 29 | Huamantla | 29.2% |
| 30 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 29.0% |
| 31 | Cuernavaca | 28.7% |
| 32 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 28.5% |
| 33 | Veracruz | 28.1% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Puebla-Tlaxcala ranks 29 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Huauchinango | 32.8% |
| 27 | Veracruz | 32.4% |
| 28 | Poza Rica | 32.0% |
| 29 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 30 | Tianguistenco | 31.8% |
| 31 | Lagos de Moreno | 31.6% |
| 32 | Xalapa | 31.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Puebla-Tlaxcala ranks 38 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Chetumal | 55.2% |
| 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% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Puebla-Tlaxcala ranks 42 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Teziutlán | 10.3 |
| 40 | Cuautla | 10.3 |
| 41 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 10.2 |
| 42 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 10.1 |
| 43 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 10.1 |
| 44 | Piedras Negras | 10.0 |
| 45 | Mexicali | 10.0 |
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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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