Health in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Mexico: official figures
23.7% of residents of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 53rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas changed?
The share of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 28.0% in 2010 and 17.1% in 2015, against 23.7% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 27.1% of people in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas municipality), 51,134 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 49th 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 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 382 health and social assistance establishments in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas municipality) with 1,277 workers in 2023, about 6.5 per 1,000 residents, 23rd 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 Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas changed?
The share of people in Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas (Lázaro Cárdenas municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 24.1% in 2010 and 14.9% in 2015, against 27.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 44,075 to 51,134.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas ranks 53 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 50 | Orizaba | 24.5% |
| 51 | Matamoros | 24.3% |
| 52 | Celaya | 24.2% |
| 53 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 23.7% |
| 54 | Ocotlán | 23.5% |
| 55 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 23.1% |
| 56 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 22.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas ranks 49 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 46 | Tijuana | 27.5% |
| 47 | Caborca | 27.4% |
| 48 | Valladolid | 27.2% |
| 49 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 27.1% |
| 50 | Ciudad Guzmán | 26.8% |
| 51 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 26.7% |
| 52 | León | 26.7% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas ranks 70 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | Mexicali | 43.7% |
| 68 | Ciudad Victoria | 43.3% |
| 69 | Puerto Vallarta | 43.3% |
| 70 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 43.1% |
| 71 | Campeche | 42.9% |
| 72 | Orizaba | 42.8% |
| 73 | Ocotlán | 42.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas ranks 85 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Ciudad Victoria | 7.0 |
| 83 | Cancún | 6.8 |
| 84 | Matamoros | 6.6 |
| 85 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 6.5 |
| 86 | Valladolid | 6.3 |
| 87 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 6.2 |
| 88 | Nuevo Laredo | 6.1 |
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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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