Health in Los Cabos, Mexico: official figures
19.2% of residents of Los Cabos were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 29th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Los Cabos changed?
The share of Los Cabos residents with no health service affiliation was 26.9% in 2010 and 16.8% in 2015, against 19.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Los Cabos lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 21.2% of people in Los Cabos, 82,995 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 36th 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 Los Cabos?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 666 health and social assistance establishments in Los Cabos with 3,013 workers in 2023, about 8.6 per 1,000 residents, 52nd 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 Los Cabos changed?
The share of people in Los Cabos lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 24.4% in 2010 and 15.8% in 2015, against 21.2% in 2020; the number affected went from 56,112 to 82,995.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Los Cabos compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Los Cabos ranks 79 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ciudad Acuña | 19.5% |
| 77 | Ciudad Valles | 19.5% |
| 78 | Campeche | 19.4% |
| 79 | Los Cabos | 19.2% |
| 80 | Irapuato | 18.9% |
| 81 | Juárez | 18.6% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 18.3% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Los Cabos ranks 72 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Juárez | 21.5% |
| 70 | San Juan del Río | 21.4% |
| 71 | Guaymas | 21.2% |
| 72 | Los Cabos | 21.2% |
| 73 | Ciudad Valles | 21.2% |
| 74 | Salamanca | 21.1% |
| 75 | Hermosillo | 21.0% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Los Cabos ranks 77 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 74 | Monterrey | 42.0% |
| 75 | Mérida | 41.8% |
| 76 | Manzanillo | 41.7% |
| 77 | Los Cabos | 41.1% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 41.1% |
| 79 | Guadalajara | 40.7% |
| 80 | Nuevo Laredo | 40.7% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Los Cabos ranks 56 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Ciudad Obregón | 8.7 |
| 54 | San Martín Texmelucan | 8.7 |
| 55 | Villahermosa | 8.6 |
| 56 | Los Cabos | 8.6 |
| 57 | Victoria de Durango | 8.6 |
| 58 | San Cristóbal de las Casas | 8.5 |
| 59 | Navojoa | 8.4 |
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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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