Health in Saltillo, Mexico: official figures
16.2% of residents of Saltillo were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 15th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Saltillo changed?
The share of Saltillo residents with no health service affiliation was 21.0% in 2010 and 13.1% in 2015, against 16.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Saltillo lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 18.0% of people in Saltillo, 156,877 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 14th 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 Saltillo?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,767 health and social assistance establishments in Saltillo with 10,290 workers in 2023, about 11.7 per 1,000 residents, 27th 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 Saltillo changed?
The share of people in Saltillo lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 16.4% in 2010 and 13.8% in 2015, against 18.0% in 2020; the number affected went from 123,032 to 156,877.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Saltillo compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Saltillo ranks 93 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 90 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 16.9% |
| 91 | Salamanca | 16.5% |
| 92 | Matehuala | 16.3% |
| 93 | Saltillo | 16.2% |
| 94 | Manzanillo | 16.0% |
| 95 | Sabinas | 15.9% |
| 96 | Guaymas | 15.8% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Saltillo ranks 94 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 91 | Mexicali | 18.6% |
| 92 | Mazatlán | 18.1% |
| 93 | Matehuala | 18.1% |
| 94 | Saltillo | 18.0% |
| 95 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 17.4% |
| 96 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 17.4% |
| 97 | Heroica Nogales | 16.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Saltillo ranks 107 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | Heroica Nogales | 32.2% |
| 102 | Delicias | 31.0% |
| 103 | Ciudad Obregón | 30.3% |
| 104 | Ciudad Acuña | 29.3% |
| 105 | Sabinas | 29.3% |
| 106 | Monclova-Frontera | 29.2% |
| 107 | Saltillo | 27.4% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Saltillo ranks 27 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Zamora-Jacona | 11.9 |
| 25 | Tepic | 11.8 |
| 26 | Mazatlán | 11.7 |
| 27 | Saltillo | 11.7 |
| 28 | Hermosillo | 11.6 |
| 29 | Uruapan | 11.3 |
| 30 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 11.2 |
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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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