Health in Tehuacán, Mexico: official figures
35.2% of residents of Tehuacán were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 13th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Tehuacán changed?
The share of Tehuacán residents with no health service affiliation was 46.5% in 2010 and 20.9% in 2015, against 35.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tehuacán lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 36.9% of people in Tehuacán, 121,280 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 19th 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 Tehuacán?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 850 health and social assistance establishments in Tehuacán with 3,200 workers in 2023, about 9.8 per 1,000 residents, 47th 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 Tehuacán changed?
The share of people in Tehuacán lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 39.9% in 2010 and 19.6% in 2015, against 36.9% in 2020; the number affected went from 117,865 to 121,280.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Tehuacán compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Tehuacán ranks 13 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Acayucan | 38.9% |
| 11 | Uruapan | 38.3% |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 36.3% |
| 13 | Tehuacán | 35.2% |
| 14 | Zamora-Jacona | 34.7% |
| 15 | Teziutlán | 34.0% |
| 16 | Tianguistenco | 33.6% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tehuacán ranks 19 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 38.6% |
| 17 | Acapulco | 37.1% |
| 18 | Zamora-Jacona | 36.9% |
| 19 | Tehuacán | 36.9% |
| 20 | Toluca | 35.3% |
| 21 | Teziutlán | 35.1% |
| 22 | Cuautla | 34.8% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tehuacán ranks 19 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 21 | Teziutlán | 61.0% |
| 22 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 60.5% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Tehuacán ranks 47 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Piedras Negras | 10.0 |
| 45 | Mexicali | 10.0 |
| 46 | Los Mochis | 9.8 |
| 47 | Tehuacán | 9.8 |
| 48 | Delicias | 9.6 |
| 49 | León | 9.4 |
| 50 | Celaya | 9.4 |
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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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