Health in Tulancingo, Mexico: official figures
44.7% of residents of Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 3rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Tulancingo changed?
The share of Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 48.3% in 2010 and 27.6% in 2015, against 44.7% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tulancingo lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 39.7% of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality), 63,973 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 15th 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 Tulancingo?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 696 health and social assistance establishments in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) with 2,112 workers in 2023, about 12.5 per 1,000 residents, 19th 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 Tulancingo changed?
The share of people in Tulancingo (Tulancingo de Bravo municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 49.9% in 2010 and 29.7% in 2015, against 39.7% in 2020; the number affected went from 73,898 to 63,973.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Tulancingo compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 3 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sahuayo | 50.1% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 15 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Córdoba | 41.9% |
| 13 | Uruapan | 40.1% |
| 14 | Iguala de la Independencia | 40.0% |
| 15 | Tulancingo | 39.7% |
| 16 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 38.6% |
| 17 | Acapulco | 37.1% |
| 18 | Zamora-Jacona | 36.9% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tulancingo ranks 9 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Tianguistenco | 73.3% |
| 7 | Huamantla | 73.0% |
| 8 | Acayucan | 71.3% |
| 9 | Tulancingo | 71.1% |
| 10 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 70.4% |
| 11 | Apatzingán de la Constitución | 70.2% |
| 12 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 69.3% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Tulancingo ranks 19 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Chihuahua | 13.2 |
| 17 | Sahuayo | 13.1 |
| 18 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 12.6 |
| 19 | Tulancingo | 12.5 |
| 20 | Córdoba | 12.2 |
| 21 | Aguascalientes | 12.0 |
| 22 | Xalapa | 12.0 |
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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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