Health in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico: official figures
26.0% of residents of Puerto Vallarta were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 45th highest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Puerto Vallarta changed?
The share of Puerto Vallarta residents with no health service affiliation was 31.6% in 2010 and 18.5% in 2015, against 26.0% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Puerto Vallarta lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 27.8% of people in Puerto Vallarta, 91,633 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 44th 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 Puerto Vallarta?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 670 health and social assistance establishments in Puerto Vallarta with 3,063 workers in 2023, about 10.5 per 1,000 residents, 37th 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 Puerto Vallarta changed?
The share of people in Puerto Vallarta lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 27.1% in 2010 and 16.8% in 2015, against 27.8% in 2020; the number affected went from 73,963 to 91,633.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Puerto Vallarta compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Puerto Vallarta ranks 45 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Tlaxcala | 26.5% |
| 43 | Nuevo Laredo | 26.2% |
| 44 | Cancún | 26.2% |
| 45 | Puerto Vallarta | 26.0% |
| 46 | Lagos de Moreno | 25.4% |
| 47 | Victoria de Durango | 25.2% |
| 48 | Tijuana | 25.0% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Puerto Vallarta ranks 44 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Mérida | 28.5% |
| 42 | Cancún | 28.3% |
| 43 | Tlaxcala | 28.1% |
| 44 | Puerto Vallarta | 27.8% |
| 45 | Pachuca | 27.5% |
| 46 | Tijuana | 27.5% |
| 47 | Caborca | 27.4% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Puerto Vallarta ranks 69 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Colima-Villa de Álvarez | 44.1% |
| 67 | Mexicali | 43.7% |
| 68 | Ciudad Victoria | 43.3% |
| 69 | Puerto Vallarta | 43.3% |
| 70 | Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas | 43.1% |
| 71 | Campeche | 42.9% |
| 72 | Orizaba | 42.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Puerto Vallarta ranks 37 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 34 | La Paz | 10.7 |
| 35 | Cuauhtemoc | 10.7 |
| 36 | La Laguna | 10.7 |
| 37 | Puerto Vallarta | 10.5 |
| 38 | La Piedad-Pénjamo | 10.4 |
| 39 | Teziutlán | 10.3 |
| 40 | Cuautla | 10.3 |
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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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