Health in La Laguna, Mexico: official figures
21.9% of residents of La Laguna (Torreón municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 49th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in La Laguna changed?
The share of La Laguna (Torreón municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 26.6% in 2010 and 21.1% in 2015, against 21.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in La Laguna lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 26.1% of people in La Laguna (Torreón municipality), 188,218 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 53rd 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 La Laguna?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,834 health and social assistance establishments in La Laguna (Torreón municipality) with 7,681 workers in 2023, about 10.7 per 1,000 residents, 36th 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 La Laguna changed?
The share of people in La Laguna (Torreón municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 22.3% in 2010 and 20.2% in 2015, against 26.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 137,869 to 188,218.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow La Laguna compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
La Laguna ranks 59 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 22.5% |
| 57 | León | 22.2% |
| 58 | Mérida | 22.2% |
| 59 | La Laguna | 21.9% |
| 60 | Caborca | 21.8% |
| 61 | Coatzacoalcos | 21.6% |
| 62 | Fresnillo | 21.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Laguna ranks 55 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | León | 26.7% |
| 53 | Minatitlán | 26.5% |
| 54 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.3% |
| 55 | La Laguna | 26.1% |
| 56 | Fresnillo | 25.5% |
| 57 | Irapuato | 25.1% |
| 58 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 24.6% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Laguna ranks 85 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 87 | Matamoros | 38.8% |
| 88 | Tepic | 38.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
La Laguna ranks 36 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 11.0 |
| 34 | La Paz | 10.7 |
| 35 | Cuauhtemoc | 10.7 |
| 36 | La Laguna | 10.7 |
| 37 | Puerto Vallarta | 10.5 |
| 38 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 10.4 |
| 39 | Teziutlán | 10.3 |
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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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