Health in Playa del Carmen, Mexico: official figures
27.5% of residents of Playa del Carmen (Solidaridad municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 37th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Playa del Carmen changed?
The share of Playa del Carmen (Solidaridad municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 34.6% in 2010 and 23.1% in 2015, against 27.5% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Playa del Carmen lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 24.2% of people in Playa del Carmen (Solidaridad municipality), 74,429 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 46th 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 Playa del Carmen?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 353 health and social assistance establishments in Playa del Carmen (Solidaridad municipality) with 1,720 workers in 2023, about 5.2 per 1,000 residents, 8th 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 Playa del Carmen changed?
The share of people in Playa del Carmen (Solidaridad municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 27.9% in 2010 and 20.0% in 2015, against 24.2% in 2020; the number affected went from 45,421 to 74,429.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Playa del Carmen compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Playa del Carmen ranks 37 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | Acapulco | 28.0% |
| 35 | Xalapa | 27.8% |
| 36 | Valladolid | 27.6% |
| 37 | Playa del Carmen | 27.5% |
| 38 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 27.4% |
| 39 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 27.2% |
| 40 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 27.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Playa del Carmen ranks 62 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Orizaba | 24.6% |
| 60 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 24.4% |
| 61 | Monterrey | 24.4% |
| 62 | Playa del Carmen | 24.2% |
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 23.7% |
| 64 | Tepic | 23.1% |
| 65 | Victoria de Durango | 23.1% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Playa del Carmen ranks 62 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Salamanca | 45.8% |
| 60 | Tijuana | 45.6% |
| 61 | Victoria de Durango | 45.2% |
| 62 | Playa del Carmen | 45.2% |
| 63 | Coatzacoalcos | 44.6% |
| 64 | Cancún | 44.5% |
| 65 | Irapuato | 44.3% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Playa del Carmen ranks 100 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 97 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 5.5 |
| 98 | Coatzacoalcos | 5.5 |
| 99 | Huauchinango | 5.2 |
| 100 | Playa del Carmen | 5.2 |
| 101 | Chetumal | 5.1 |
| 102 | Tecomán | 5.0 |
| 103 | Salamanca | 4.9 |
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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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