Health in Los Mochis, Mexico: official figures
19.9% of residents of Los Mochis (Ahome municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 36th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Los Mochis changed?
The share of Los Mochis (Ahome municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 23.4% in 2010 and 13.7% in 2015, against 19.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Los Mochis lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 20.1% of people in Los Mochis (Ahome municipality), 95,212 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 28th 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 Mochis?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,263 health and social assistance establishments in Los Mochis (Ahome municipality) with 4,505 workers in 2023, about 9.8 per 1,000 residents, 46th 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 Los Mochis changed?
The share of people in Los Mochis (Ahome municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 20.9% in 2010 and 14.5% in 2015, against 20.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 91,371 to 95,212.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Los Mochis compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Los Mochis ranks 72 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 20.2% |
| 70 | Tampico | 20.1% |
| 71 | Mazatlán | 19.9% |
| 72 | Los Mochis | 19.9% |
| 73 | Piedras Negras | 19.8% |
| 74 | Monterrey | 19.7% |
| 75 | Querétaro | 19.6% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Los Mochis ranks 80 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Ciudad Acuña | 20.5% |
| 78 | Chetumal | 20.5% |
| 79 | Tampico | 20.3% |
| 80 | Los Mochis | 20.1% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 20.1% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 20.0% |
| 83 | Tecomán | 19.8% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Los Mochis ranks 91 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | Tepic | 38.1% |
| 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% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Los Mochis ranks 46 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 43 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 10.1 |
| 44 | Piedras Negras | 10.0 |
| 45 | Mexicali | 10.0 |
| 46 | Los Mochis | 9.8 |
| 47 | Tehuacán | 9.8 |
| 48 | Delicias | 9.6 |
| 49 | León | 9.4 |
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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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