Health in La Paz, Mexico: official figures
14.1% of residents of La Paz were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 7th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in La Paz changed?
The share of La Paz residents with no health service affiliation was 21.6% in 2010 and 12.7% in 2015, against 14.1% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in La Paz lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 14.2% of people in La Paz, 46,416 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 7th 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 Paz?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 857 health and social assistance establishments in La Paz with 3,132 workers in 2023, about 10.7 per 1,000 residents, 34th 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 Paz changed?
The share of people in La Paz lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 19.8% in 2010 and 12.2% in 2015, against 14.2% in 2020; the number affected went from 52,618 to 46,416.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow La Paz compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
La Paz ranks 101 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Ciudad Obregón | 15.4% |
| 99 | Silao | 14.3% |
| 100 | Guanajuato | 14.3% |
| 101 | La Paz | 14.1% |
| 102 | Ciudad Victoria | 13.6% |
| 103 | Delicias | 13.2% |
| 104 | Cuauhtemoc | 13.1% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Paz ranks 101 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Ciudad Obregón | 16.1% |
| 99 | Delicias | 15.8% |
| 100 | Sabinas | 14.7% |
| 101 | La Paz | 14.2% |
| 102 | Silao | 14.1% |
| 103 | Ciudad Victoria | 13.3% |
| 104 | Hidalgo del Parral | 13.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Paz ranks 92 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 37.9% |
| 90 | Aguascalientes | 37.8% |
| 91 | Los Mochis | 37.4% |
| 92 | La Paz | 36.7% |
| 93 | Guaymas | 35.8% |
| 94 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 35.7% |
| 95 | Mazatlán | 34.9% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
La Paz ranks 34 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 37 | Puerto Vallarta | 10.5 |
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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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