Health in Uruapan, Mexico: official figures
38.3% of residents of Uruapan were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 11th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Uruapan changed?
The share of Uruapan residents with no health service affiliation was 39.0% in 2010 and 26.0% in 2015, against 38.3% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Uruapan lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 40.1% of people in Uruapan, 140,427 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 13th 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 Uruapan?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,150 health and social assistance establishments in Uruapan with 4,034 workers in 2023, about 11.3 per 1,000 residents, 29th 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 Uruapan changed?
The share of people in Uruapan lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 35.2% in 2010 and 22.6% in 2015, against 40.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 118,933 to 140,427.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Uruapan compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Uruapan ranks 11 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez | 40.7% |
| 9 | San Martín Texmelucan | 40.7% |
| 10 | Acayucan | 38.9% |
| 11 | Uruapan | 38.3% |
| 12 | Oaxaca | 36.3% |
| 13 | Tehuacán | 35.2% |
| 14 | Zamora-Jacona | 34.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Uruapan ranks 13 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Comitán de Domínguez | 42.3% |
| 11 | Acayucan | 42.2% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Uruapan ranks 23 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 26 | Xalapa | 57.3% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Uruapan ranks 29 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | Mazatlán | 11.7 |
| 27 | Saltillo | 11.7 |
| 28 | Hermosillo | 11.6 |
| 29 | Uruapan | 11.3 |
| 30 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 11.2 |
| 31 | Tijuana | 11.0 |
| 32 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 11.0 |
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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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