Health in San Martín Texmelucan, Mexico: official figures
40.7% of residents of San Martín Texmelucan were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 9th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in San Martín Texmelucan changed?
The share of San Martín Texmelucan residents with no health service affiliation was 57.3% in 2010 and 27.7% in 2015, against 40.7% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in San Martín Texmelucan lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 43.3% of people in San Martín Texmelucan, 67,667 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 9th 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 San Martín Texmelucan?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 518 health and social assistance establishments in San Martín Texmelucan with 1,354 workers in 2023, about 8.7 per 1,000 residents, 54th 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 San Martín Texmelucan changed?
The share of people in San Martín Texmelucan lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 43.8% in 2010 and 25.2% in 2015, against 43.3% in 2020; the number affected went from 66,198 to 67,667.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow San Martín Texmelucan compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
San Martín Texmelucan ranks 9 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Comitán de Domínguez | 41.9% |
| 7 | Juchitán | 41.3% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 40.7% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 40.7% |
| 10 | Acayucan | 38.9% |
| 11 | Uruapan | 38.3% |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 36.3% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Martín Texmelucan ranks 9 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 49.7% |
| 7 | Oaxaca | 49.6% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 45.2% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 43.3% |
| 10 | Comitán de Domínguez | 42.3% |
| 11 | Acayucan | 42.2% |
| 12 | Córdoba | 41.9% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
San Martín Texmelucan ranks 14 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 70.2% |
| 12 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 69.3% |
| 13 | Juchitán | 68.6% |
| 14 | San Martín Texmelucan | 67.9% |
| 15 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 65.9% |
| 16 | Valladolid | 65.2% |
| 17 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 65.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
San Martín Texmelucan ranks 54 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Ciudad Guzmán | 9.2 |
| 52 | Campeche | 8.9 |
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | 8.7 |
| 54 | San Martín Texmelucan | 8.7 |
| 55 | Villahermosa | 8.6 |
| 56 | Los Cabos | 8.6 |
| 57 | Victoria de Durango | 8.6 |
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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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