Health in Zacatecas-Guadalupe, Mexico: official figures
16.9% of residents of Zacatecas-Guadalupe (Zacatecas municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 18th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Zacatecas-Guadalupe changed?
The share of Zacatecas-Guadalupe (Zacatecas municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 22.6% in 2010 and 14.1% in 2015, against 16.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Zacatecas-Guadalupe lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 19.5% of people in Zacatecas-Guadalupe (Zacatecas municipality), 29,245 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 23rd lowest 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 Zacatecas-Guadalupe?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 623 health and social assistance establishments in Zacatecas-Guadalupe (Zacatecas municipality) with 1,644 workers in 2023, about 11.0 per 1,000 residents, 33rd 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 Zacatecas-Guadalupe changed?
The share of people in Zacatecas-Guadalupe (Zacatecas municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 21.6% in 2010 and 14.5% in 2015, against 19.5% in 2020; the number affected went from 29,524 to 29,245.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Zacatecas-Guadalupe compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Zacatecas-Guadalupe ranks 90 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Tecomán | 17.7% |
| 88 | Ensenada | 17.5% |
| 89 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 17.5% |
| 90 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 16.9% |
| 91 | Salamanca | 16.5% |
| 92 | Matehuala | 16.3% |
| 93 | Saltillo | 16.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Zacatecas-Guadalupe ranks 85 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 20.0% |
| 83 | Tecomán | 19.8% |
| 84 | Manzanillo | 19.6% |
| 85 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 19.5% |
| 86 | Ensenada | 19.5% |
| 87 | Monclova-Frontera | 19.5% |
| 88 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 19.4% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Zacatecas-Guadalupe ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Nuevo Laredo | 40.7% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 40.5% |
| 82 | Hidalgo del Parral | 40.4% |
| 83 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 39.8% |
| 84 | Tampico | 39.3% |
| 85 | La Laguna | 38.9% |
| 86 | Culiacán Rosales | 38.9% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Zacatecas-Guadalupe ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 11.2 |
| 31 | Tijuana | 11.0 |
| 32 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 11.0 |
| 33 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 11.0 |
| 34 | La Paz | 10.7 |
| 35 | Cuauhtemoc | 10.7 |
| 36 | La Laguna | 10.7 |
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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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