Health in Veracruz, Mexico: official figures
28.1% of residents of Veracruz were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 33rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Veracruz changed?
The share of Veracruz residents with no health service affiliation was 29.2% in 2010 and 25.1% in 2015, against 28.1% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Veracruz lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 32.4% of people in Veracruz, 181,496 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 27th 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 Veracruz?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,394 health and social assistance establishments in Veracruz with 4,966 workers in 2023, about 8.2 per 1,000 residents, 46th lowest 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 Veracruz changed?
The share of people in Veracruz lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 26.2% in 2010 and 24.0% in 2015, against 32.4% in 2020; the number affected went from 140,023 to 181,496.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Veracruz compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Veracruz ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 29.0% |
| 31 | Cuernavaca | 28.7% |
| 32 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 28.5% |
| 33 | Veracruz | 28.1% |
| 34 | Acapulco | 28.0% |
| 35 | Xalapa | 27.8% |
| 36 | Valladolid | 27.6% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Veracruz ranks 27 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Morelia | 33.2% |
| 25 | Cuernavaca | 33.0% |
| 26 | Huauchinango | 32.8% |
| 27 | Veracruz | 32.4% |
| 28 | Poza Rica | 32.0% |
| 29 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 30 | Tianguistenco | 31.8% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Veracruz ranks 51 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 48 | Matehuala | 49.6% |
| 49 | Lagos de Moreno | 48.9% |
| 50 | Cuauhtemoc | 48.3% |
| 51 | Veracruz | 47.8% |
| 52 | Silao | 47.6% |
| 53 | Guanajuato | 47.4% |
| 54 | Morelia | 47.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Veracruz ranks 62 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Navojoa | 8.4 |
| 60 | Monclova-Frontera | 8.3 |
| 61 | Hidalgo del Parral | 8.3 |
| 62 | Veracruz | 8.2 |
| 63 | Caborca | 8.1 |
| 64 | Comitán de Domínguez | 8.0 |
| 65 | Ciudad Valles | 7.9 |
More on Veracruz: overview · economy and jobs · education and schools · poverty and living standards · government budget · all cities in Mexico
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…)
Each saved copy is the file exactly as downloaded, kept so the figures can be checked even if the source changes. Report an error.