Health in Poza Rica, Mexico: official figures
26.9% of residents of Poza Rica (Poza Rica de Hidalgo municipality) were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 41st highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Poza Rica changed?
The share of Poza Rica (Poza Rica de Hidalgo municipality) residents with no health service affiliation was 30.6% in 2010 and 24.7% in 2015, against 26.9% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Poza Rica lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 32.0% of people in Poza Rica (Poza Rica de Hidalgo municipality), 59,314 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 28th 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 Poza Rica?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 459 health and social assistance establishments in Poza Rica (Poza Rica de Hidalgo municipality) with 1,443 workers in 2023, about 7.6 per 1,000 residents, 36th 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 Poza Rica changed?
The share of people in Poza Rica (Poza Rica de Hidalgo municipality) lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 25.0% in 2010 and 23.0% in 2015, against 32.0% in 2020; the number affected went from 47,520 to 59,314.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Poza Rica compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Poza Rica ranks 41 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 27.4% |
| 39 | Túxpan de Rodríguez Cano | 27.2% |
| 40 | Mexico, Ciudad De | 27.2% |
| 41 | Poza Rica | 26.9% |
| 42 | Tlaxcala | 26.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.2% |
| 44 | Cancún | 26.2% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Poza Rica ranks 28 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | Cuernavaca | 33.0% |
| 26 | Huauchinango | 32.8% |
| 27 | Veracruz | 32.4% |
| 28 | Poza Rica | 32.0% |
| 29 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 32.0% |
| 30 | Tianguistenco | 31.8% |
| 31 | Lagos de Moreno | 31.6% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Poza Rica ranks 41 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Puebla-Tlaxcala | 52.0% |
| 39 | Pachuca | 51.9% |
| 40 | Celaya | 51.3% |
| 41 | Poza Rica | 50.8% |
| 42 | Cuernavaca | 50.4% |
| 43 | Ciudad Del Carmen | 50.0% |
| 44 | Ensenada | 49.9% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Poza Rica ranks 72 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 69 | Chilpacingo de los Bravo | 7.7 |
| 70 | Acayucan | 7.7 |
| 71 | Sabinas | 7.6 |
| 72 | Poza Rica | 7.6 |
| 73 | Toluca | 7.6 |
| 74 | Matehuala | 7.4 |
| 75 | Iguala de la Independencia | 7.4 |
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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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