Health in Villahermosa, Mexico: official figures
31.0% of residents of Villahermosa (Centro municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 23rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Villahermosa changed?
The share of Villahermosa (Centro municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 25.9% in 2010 and 20.5% in 2015, against 31.0% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Villahermosa lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 28.9% of people in Villahermosa (Centro municipality), 189,838 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 39th 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 Villahermosa?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,654 health and social assistance establishments in Villahermosa (Centro municipality) with 5,886 workers in 2023, about 8.6 per 1,000 residents, 53rd 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 Villahermosa changed?
The share of people in Villahermosa (Centro municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 25.5% in 2010 and 25.6% in 2015, against 28.9% in 2020; the number affected went from 155,172 to 189,838.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Villahermosa compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Villahermosa ranks 23 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | Córdoba | 32.7% |
| 21 | Morelia | 32.2% |
| 22 | Pachuca | 31.6% |
| 23 | Villahermosa | 31.0% |
| 24 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 30.7% |
| 25 | Cuautla | 29.9% |
| 26 | Iguala de la Independencia | 29.8% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Villahermosa ranks 39 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 29.9% |
| 37 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 29.7% |
| 38 | Guadalajara | 28.9% |
| 39 | Villahermosa | 28.9% |
| 40 | Ocotlán | 28.7% |
| 41 | Mérida | 28.5% |
| 42 | Cancún | 28.3% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Villahermosa ranks 37 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Acapulco | 55.4% |
| 35 | Chetumal | 55.2% |
| 36 | Fresnillo | 54.6% |
| 37 | Villahermosa | 52.7% |
| 38 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 52.0% |
| 39 | Pachuca | 51.9% |
| 40 | Celaya | 51.3% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Villahermosa ranks 55 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Campeche | 8.9 |
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | 8.7 |
| 54 | San Martín Texmelucan | 8.7 |
| 55 | Villahermosa | 8.6 |
| 56 | Los Cabos | 8.6 |
| 57 | Victoria de Durango | 8.6 |
| 58 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 8.5 |
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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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