Health in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Mexico: official figures
40.7% of residents of Tuxtla Gutiérrez were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 8th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Tuxtla Gutiérrez changed?
The share of Tuxtla Gutiérrez residents with no health service affiliation was 39.6% in 2010 and 23.0% in 2015, against 40.7% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tuxtla Gutiérrez lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 45.2% of people in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, 264,612 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 8th 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 2,134 health and social assistance establishments in Tuxtla Gutiérrez with 8,005 workers in 2023, about 13.3 per 1,000 residents, 15th 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 Tuxtla Gutiérrez changed?
The share of people in Tuxtla Gutiérrez lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 33.1% in 2010 and 24.8% in 2015, against 45.2% in 2020; the number affected went from 188,016 to 264,612.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Tuxtla Gutiérrez compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Tuxtla Gutiérrez ranks 8 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 42.6% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tuxtla Gutiérrez ranks 8 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 50.5% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tuxtla Gutiérrez ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tehuacán | 62.4% |
| 20 | Cuautla | 62.1% |
| 21 | Teziutlán | 61.0% |
| 22 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 60.5% |
| 23 | Uruapan | 59.6% |
| 24 | Oaxaca | 59.3% |
| 25 | Tecomán | 58.9% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Tuxtla Gutiérrez ranks 15 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 17 | Sahuayo | 13.1 |
| 18 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 12.6 |
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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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