Health in Sahuayo, Mexico: official figures
50.1% of residents of Sahuayo were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, the highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Sahuayo changed?
The share of Sahuayo residents with no health service affiliation was 39.1% in 2010 and 28.5% in 2015, against 50.1% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Sahuayo lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 54.1% of people in Sahuayo, 44,072 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 3rd 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 Sahuayo?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 388 health and social assistance establishments in Sahuayo with 1,028 workers in 2023, about 13.1 per 1,000 residents, 17th 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 Sahuayo changed?
The share of people in Sahuayo lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 28.7% in 2010 and 25.0% in 2015, against 54.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 23,783 to 44,072.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Sahuayo compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Sahuayo ranks 1 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahuayo | 50.1% |
| 2 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 44.7% |
| 3 | Tulancingo | 44.7% |
| 4 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 42.9% |
| 5 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 42.6% |
| 6 | Comitán de Domínguez | 41.9% |
| 7 | Juchitán | 41.3% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Sahuayo ranks 3 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 57.5% |
| 2 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 54.8% |
| 3 | Sahuayo | 54.1% |
| 4 | Juchitán | 53.7% |
| 5 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 50.5% |
| 6 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 49.7% |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 49.6% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Sahuayo ranks 2 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comitán de Domínguez | 81.7% |
| 2 | Sahuayo | 78.7% |
| 3 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 78.0% |
| 4 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 77.3% |
| 5 | Huauchinango | 74.4% |
| 6 | Tianguistenco | 73.3% |
| 7 | Huamantla | 73.0% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Sahuayo ranks 17 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 13.7 |
| 15 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 13.3 |
| 16 | Chihuahua | 13.2 |
| 17 | Sahuayo | 13.1 |
| 18 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 12.6 |
| 19 | Tulancingo | 12.5 |
| 20 | Córdoba | 12.2 |
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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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