Health in Tlaxcala, Mexico: official figures
26.5% of residents of Tlaxcala were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 42nd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Tlaxcala changed?
The share of Tlaxcala residents with no health service affiliation was 36.5% in 2010 and 17.9% in 2015, against 26.5% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tlaxcala lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 28.1% of people in Tlaxcala, 30,164 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 43rd 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 Tlaxcala?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 479 health and social assistance establishments in Tlaxcala with 1,396 workers in 2023, about 14.0 per 1,000 residents, 13th 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 Tlaxcala changed?
The share of people in Tlaxcala lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 31.7% in 2010 and 16.2% in 2015, against 28.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 29,361 to 30,164.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Tlaxcala compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Tlaxcala ranks 42 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 27.2% |
| 40 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 27.2% |
| 41 | Poza Rica | 26.9% |
| 42 | Tlaxcala | 26.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.2% |
| 44 | Cancún | 26.2% |
| 45 | Puerto Vallarta | 26.0% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tlaxcala ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Ocotlán | 28.7% |
| 41 | Mérida | 28.5% |
| 42 | Cancún | 28.3% |
| 43 | Tlaxcala | 28.1% |
| 44 | Puerto Vallarta | 27.8% |
| 45 | Pachuca | 27.5% |
| 46 | Tijuana | 27.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tlaxcala ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Cuernavaca | 50.4% |
| 43 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 50.0% |
| 44 | Ensenada | 49.9% |
| 45 | Tlaxcala | 49.9% |
| 46 | Caborca | 49.7% |
| 47 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 49.6% |
| 48 | Matehuala | 49.6% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Tlaxcala ranks 13 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Mérida | 15.2 |
| 11 | Querétaro | 14.7 |
| 12 | Morelia | 14.7 |
| 13 | Tlaxcala | 14.0 |
| 14 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 13.7 |
| 15 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 13.3 |
| 16 | Chihuahua | 13.2 |
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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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