Health in Cancún, Mexico: official figures
26.2% of residents of Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 44th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Cancún changed?
The share of Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 32.0% in 2010 and 22.2% in 2015, against 26.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Cancún lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 28.3% of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality), 241,404 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 42nd 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 Cancún?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,000 health and social assistance establishments in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) with 6,153 workers in 2023, about 6.8 per 1,000 residents, 25th 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 Cancún changed?
The share of people in Cancún (Benito Juárez municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 28.1% in 2010 and 19.3% in 2015, against 28.3% in 2020; the number affected went from 188,498 to 241,404.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Cancún compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Cancún ranks 44 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Poza Rica | 26.9% |
| 42 | Tlaxcala | 26.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.2% |
| 44 | Cancún | 26.2% |
| 45 | Puerto Vallarta | 26.0% |
| 46 | Lagos de Moreno | 25.4% |
| 47 | Victoria de Durango | 25.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cancún ranks 42 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 39 | Villahermosa | 28.9% |
| 40 | Ocotlán | 28.7% |
| 41 | Mérida | 28.5% |
| 42 | Cancún | 28.3% |
| 43 | Tlaxcala | 28.1% |
| 44 | Puerto Vallarta | 27.8% |
| 45 | Pachuca | 27.5% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Cancún ranks 64 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Victoria de Durango | 45.2% |
| 62 | Playa del Carmen | 45.2% |
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 44.6% |
| 64 | Cancún | 44.5% |
| 65 | Irapuato | 44.3% |
| 66 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 44.1% |
| 67 | Mexicali | 43.7% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Cancún ranks 83 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Tapachula de Cordova y Ordoñez | 7.3 |
| 81 | San Juan del Río | 7.1 |
| 82 | Ciudad Victoria | 7.0 |
| 83 | Cancún | 6.8 |
| 84 | Matamoros | 6.6 |
| 85 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 6.5 |
| 86 | Valladolid | 6.3 |
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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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