Health in La Piedad-Pénjamo, Mexico: official figures
33.6% of residents of La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 17th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in La Piedad-Pénjamo changed?
The share of La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 40.2% in 2010 and 19.9% in 2015, against 33.6% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in La Piedad-Pénjamo lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 31.1% of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality), 32,176 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 33rd 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 La Piedad-Pénjamo?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 463 health and social assistance establishments in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) with 1,109 workers in 2023, about 10.4 per 1,000 residents, 38th 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 Piedad-Pénjamo changed?
The share of people in La Piedad-Pénjamo (La Piedad municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 34.0% in 2010 and 17.4% in 2015, against 31.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 35,782 to 32,176.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow La Piedad-Pénjamo compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 17 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Zamora-Jacona | 34.7% |
| 15 | Teziutlán | 34.0% |
| 16 | Tianguistenco | 33.6% |
| 17 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 33.6% |
| 18 | San Juan Bautista Tuxtepec | 33.5% |
| 19 | Toluca | 33.3% |
| 20 | Córdoba | 32.7% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Tianguistenco | 31.8% |
| 31 | Lagos de Moreno | 31.6% |
| 32 | Xalapa | 31.5% |
| 33 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 31.1% |
| 34 | Celaya | 30.9% |
| 35 | Huamantla | 30.9% |
| 36 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 29.9% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 33 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 30 | Zamora-Jacona | 56.1% |
| 31 | Minatitlán | 55.9% |
| 32 | Toluca | 55.7% |
| 33 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 55.5% |
| 34 | Acapulco | 55.4% |
| 35 | Chetumal | 55.2% |
| 36 | Fresnillo | 54.6% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
La Piedad-Pénjamo ranks 38 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Cuauhtemoc | 10.7 |
| 36 | La Laguna | 10.7 |
| 37 | Puerto Vallarta | 10.5 |
| 38 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 10.4 |
| 39 | Teziutlán | 10.3 |
| 40 | Cuautla | 10.3 |
| 41 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 10.2 |
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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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