Health in Tampico, Mexico: official figures
20.1% of residents of Tampico were not affiliated to any public or private health service in the 2020 census, 38th lowest of 107 Mexican cities on this site (national: 26.2%).
How has health coverage in Tampico changed?
The share of Tampico residents with no health service affiliation was 23.3% in 2010 and 15.4% in 2015, against 20.1% in 2020.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow many people in Tampico lack access to health care?
CONEVAL counted 20.3% of people in Tampico, 63,589 in all, as lacking access to health services in 2020, 29th 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 Tampico?
The 2024 Economic Census counted 1,252 health and social assistance establishments in Tampico with 5,140 workers in 2023, about 17.3 per 1,000 residents, 6th 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 Tampico changed?
The share of people in Tampico lacking access to health services, as measured by CONEVAL, was 24.8% in 2010 and 16.1% in 2015, against 20.3% in 2020; the number affected went from 70,752 to 63,589.
Source: Consejo Nacional de Evaluación de la Política de Desarrollo Social (CONEVAL) · saved copyHow Tampico compares with other cities in Mexico
Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) (2020)
Tampico ranks 70 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Residents not affiliated to any health service (census) |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | San Juan del Río | 20.3% |
| 68 | Culiacán Rosales | 20.2% |
| 69 | Reynosa-Río Bravo | 20.2% |
| 70 | Tampico | 20.1% |
| 71 | Mazatlán | 19.9% |
| 72 | Los Mochis | 19.9% |
| 73 | Piedras Negras | 19.8% |
Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tampico ranks 79 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to health services (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | San Luis Potosí-Soledad de Graciano Sánchez | 20.8% |
| 77 | Ciudad Acuña | 20.5% |
| 78 | Chetumal | 20.5% |
| 79 | Tampico | 20.3% |
| 80 | Los Mochis | 20.1% |
| 81 | Querétaro | 20.1% |
| 82 | Aguascalientes | 20.0% |
Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) (2020)
Tampico ranks 84 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Lacking access to social security (CONEVAL) |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | Querétaro | 40.5% |
| 82 | Hidalgo del Parral | 40.4% |
| 83 | Zacatecas-Guadalupe | 39.8% |
| 84 | Tampico | 39.3% |
| 85 | La Laguna | 38.9% |
| 86 | Culiacán Rosales | 38.9% |
| 87 | Matamoros | 38.8% |
Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) (2023)
Tampico ranks 6 of 107, highest first.
| Rank | City | Health and social assistance jobs per 1,000 residents (economic census 2023 / census 2020) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Oaxaca | 21.7 |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 18.6 |
| 5 | Orizaba | 17.8 |
| 6 | Tampico | 17.3 |
| 7 | Cuernavaca | 16.6 |
| 8 | Moroleón Uriangato - Moroleón-Uriangato | 16.1 |
| 9 | Pachuca | 16.0 |
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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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