Health in Xalapa, Mexico: official figures
27.8% of residents of Xalapa were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 35th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Xalapa changed?
The share of Xalapa residents with no health service affiliation was 37.7% in 2010 and 26.0% in 2015, against 27.8% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Xalapa lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 31.5% of people in Xalapa, 144,722 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 32nd 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 Xalapa?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 2,092 health and social assistance establishments in Xalapa with 5,874 workers in 2023, about 12.0 per 1,000 residents, 22nd 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 Xalapa changed?
The share of people in Xalapa lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 39.1% in 2010 and 24.1% in 2015, against 31.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 170,599 to 144,722.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Xalapa compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Xalapa ranks 35 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 32 | Tepatitlán De Morelos | 28.5% |
| 33 | Veracruz | 28.1% |
| 34 | Acapulco | 28.0% |
| 35 | Xalapa | 27.8% |
| 36 | Valladolid | 27.6% |
| 37 | Playa del Carmen | 27.5% |
| 38 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 27.4% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Xalapa ranks 32 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 30 | Tianguistenco | 31.8% |
| 31 | Lagos de Moreno | 31.6% |
| 32 | Xalapa | 31.5% |
| 33 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 31.1% |
| 34 | Celaya | 30.9% |
| 35 | Huamantla | 30.9% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Xalapa ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Uruapan | 59.6% |
| 24 | Oaxaca | 59.3% |
| 25 | Tecomán | 58.9% |
| 26 | Xalapa | 57.3% |
| 27 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 57.1% |
| 28 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 56.5% |
| 29 | Córdoba | 56.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Xalapa ranks 22 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Tulancingo | 12.5 |
| 20 | Córdoba | 12.2 |
| 21 | Aguascalientes | 12.0 |
| 22 | Xalapa | 12.0 |
| 23 | Culiacán Rosales | 11.9 |
| 24 | Zamora-Jacona | 11.9 |
| 25 | Tepic | 11.8 |
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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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