Health in Piedras Negras, Mexico: official figures
19.8% of residents of Piedras Negras were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 35th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Piedras Negras changed?
The share of Piedras Negras residents with no health service affiliation was 21.0% in 2010 and 13.4% in 2015, against 19.8% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Piedras Negras lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 22.7% of people in Piedras Negras, 40,674 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 41st 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 Piedras Negras?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 445 health and social assistance establishments in Piedras Negras with 1,765 workers in 2023, about 10.0 per 1,000 residents, 44th 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 Piedras Negras changed?
The share of people in Piedras Negras lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 16.5% in 2010 and 11.9% in 2015, against 22.7% in 2020; the number affected went from 26,533 to 40,674.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Piedras Negras compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 73 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 76 | Ciudad Acuña | 19.5% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 67 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 64 | Tepic | 23.1% |
| 65 | Victoria de Durango | 23.1% |
| 66 | Matamoros | 22.9% |
| 67 | Piedras Negras | 22.7% |
| 68 | Culiacán Rosales | 22.3% |
| 69 | Juárez | 21.5% |
| 70 | San Juan del Río | 21.4% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Piedras Negras ranks 96 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 99 | Chihuahua | 33.7% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Piedras Negras ranks 44 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | San Luis Rio Colorado | 10.2 |
| 42 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 10.1 |
| 43 | Rioverde-Ciudad Fernández | 10.1 |
| 44 | Piedras Negras | 10.0 |
| 45 | Mexicali | 10.0 |
| 46 | Los Mochis | 9.8 |
| 47 | Tehuacán | 9.8 |
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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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