Health in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico: official figures
26.2% of residents of Nuevo Laredo were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 43rd highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Nuevo Laredo changed?
The share of Nuevo Laredo residents with no health service affiliation was 28.0% in 2010 and 21.9% in 2015, against 26.2% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Nuevo Laredo lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 26.3% of people in Nuevo Laredo, 119,196 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 54th 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 Nuevo Laredo?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 622 health and social assistance establishments in Nuevo Laredo with 2,608 workers in 2023, about 6.1 per 1,000 residents, 20th 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 Nuevo Laredo changed?
The share of people in Nuevo Laredo lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 24.3% in 2010 and 22.3% in 2015, against 26.3% in 2020; the number affected went from 90,469 to 119,196.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Nuevo Laredo compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 43 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 27.2% |
| 41 | Poza Rica | 26.9% |
| 42 | Tlaxcala | 26.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.2% |
| 44 | Cancún | 26.2% |
| 45 | Puerto Vallarta | 26.0% |
| 46 | Lagos de Moreno | 25.4% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 54 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 51 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 26.7% |
| 52 | León | 26.7% |
| 53 | Minatitlán | 26.5% |
| 54 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.3% |
| 55 | La Laguna | 26.1% |
| 56 | Fresnillo | 25.5% |
| 57 | Irapuato | 25.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 80 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | Los Cabos | 41.1% |
| 78 | Ciudad Guzmán | 41.1% |
| 79 | Guadalajara | 40.7% |
| 80 | Nuevo Laredo | 40.7% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 40.5% |
| 82 | Hidalgo del Parral | 40.4% |
| 83 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 39.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Nuevo Laredo ranks 88 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 6.5 |
| 86 | Valladolid | 6.3 |
| 87 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 6.2 |
| 88 | Nuevo Laredo | 6.1 |
| 89 | Guaymas | 6.1 |
| 90 | Fresnillo | 6.1 |
| 91 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 6.1 |
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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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