Health in Mazatlán, Mexico: official figures
19.9% of residents of Mazatlán were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 37th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Mazatlán changed?
The share of Mazatlán residents with no health service affiliation was 25.2% in 2010 and 15.4% in 2015, against 19.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Mazatlán lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 18.1% of people in Mazatlán, 97,874 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 16th 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 Mazatlán?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,551 health and social assistance establishments in Mazatlán with 5,873 workers in 2023, about 11.7 per 1,000 residents, 26th 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 Mazatlán changed?
The share of people in Mazatlán lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 22.4% in 2010 and 15.4% in 2015, against 18.1% in 2020; the number affected went from 100,634 to 97,874.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Mazatlán compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Mazatlán ranks 71 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 68 | Culiacán Rosales | 20.2% |
| 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% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Mazatlán ranks 92 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Guanajuato | 19.0% |
| 90 | Campeche | 18.8% |
| 91 | Mexicali | 18.6% |
| 92 | Mazatlán | 18.1% |
| 93 | Matehuala | 18.1% |
| 94 | Saltillo | 18.0% |
| 95 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 17.4% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Mazatlán ranks 95 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | La Paz | 36.7% |
| 93 | Guaymas | 35.8% |
| 94 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 35.7% |
| 95 | Mazatlán | 34.9% |
| 96 | Piedras Negras | 34.3% |
| 97 | Juárez | 34.3% |
| 98 | Hermosillo | 34.1% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Mazatlán ranks 26 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Culiacán Rosales | 11.9 |
| 24 | Zamora-Jacona | 11.9 |
| 25 | Tepic | 11.8 |
| 26 | Mazatlán | 11.7 |
| 27 | Saltillo | 11.7 |
| 28 | Hermosillo | 11.6 |
| 29 | Uruapan | 11.3 |
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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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