Health in Coatzacoalcos, Mexico: official figures
21.6% of residents of Coatzacoalcos were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 47th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Coatzacoalcos changed?
The share of Coatzacoalcos residents with no health service affiliation was 28.0% in 2010 and 16.7% in 2015, against 21.6% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Coatzacoalcos lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 23.7% of people in Coatzacoalcos, 66,200 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 45th 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 Coatzacoalcos?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 590 health and social assistance establishments in Coatzacoalcos with 1,720 workers in 2023, about 5.5 per 1,000 residents, 10th 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 Coatzacoalcos changed?
The share of people in Coatzacoalcos lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 23.6% in 2010 and 15.8% in 2015, against 23.7% in 2020; the number affected went from 69,441 to 66,200.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Coatzacoalcos compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Coatzacoalcos ranks 61 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Mérida | 22.2% |
| 59 | La Laguna | 21.9% |
| 60 | Caborca | 21.8% |
| 61 | Coatzacoalcos | 21.6% |
| 62 | Fresnillo | 21.5% |
| 63 | Tepic | 21.2% |
| 64 | Ciudad Guzmán | 21.0% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Coatzacoalcos ranks 63 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 24.4% |
| 61 | Monterrey | 24.4% |
| 62 | Playa del Carmen | 24.2% |
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 23.7% |
| 64 | Tepic | 23.1% |
| 65 | Victoria de Durango | 23.1% |
| 66 | Matamoros | 22.9% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Coatzacoalcos ranks 63 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Tijuana | 45.6% |
| 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% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Coatzacoalcos ranks 98 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 95 | Guanajuato | 5.9 |
| 96 | Lagos de Moreno | 5.8 |
| 97 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 5.5 |
| 98 | Coatzacoalcos | 5.5 |
| 99 | Huauchinango | 5.2 |
| 100 | Playa del Carmen | 5.2 |
| 101 | Chetumal | 5.1 |
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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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