Health in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez, Mexico: official figures
42.6% of residents of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 5th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez changed?
The share of Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 40.8% in 2010 and 24.6% in 2015, against 42.6% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 54.8% of people in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality), 198,338 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 2nd 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 in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez have no social security?
65.1% of people in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) lacked access to social security in 2020, 17th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site, down 4.9 points on 2010 (all municipalities combined: 56.7%).
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people work in health care in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 843 health and social assistance establishments in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) with 2,565 workers in 2023, about 7.3 per 1,000 residents, 28th lowest 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 Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez changed?
The share of people in Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez (Tapachula municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 32.4% in 2010 and 25.3% in 2015, against 54.8% in 2020; the number affected went from 111,946 to 198,338.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez ranks 5 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 40.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez ranks 2 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)
Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez ranks 17 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 18 | Iguala de la Independencia | 65.1% |
| 19 | Tehuacán | 62.4% |
| 20 | Cuautla | 62.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez ranks 80 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Juárez | 7.3 |
| 78 | Juchitán | 7.3 |
| 79 | Heroica Nogales | 7.3 |
| 80 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 7.3 |
| 81 | San Juan del Río | 7.1 |
| 82 | Ciudad Victoria | 7.0 |
| 83 | Cancún | 6.8 |
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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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