According to a survey conducted in a selection of Latin American countries in 2023, Argentina was by far the country with the highest share of satisfied health patients, with 50 percent of respondents assessing healthcare quality as good or very good, whereas only 16 percent of respondents in Peru claimed to receive good healthcare.
Hospitals in Latin America
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo, Brazil is considered the hospital with the highest care quality in Latin America. The first three leading hospitals in hosting patients are also located in Brazil, ranking high along other healthcare facilities in Argentina, Colombia and Chile. In 2023, Brazil was the country with the highest number of hospitals in the region, with approximately seven thousand establishments, followed by Mexico and Colombia.
conducted among a group of more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent people than the general population in the case of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru
Method of interview
Online panel
Supplementary notes
The original question posed on the survey was: "How would you rate the quality of healthcare that you and your family have access to in your country? – By healthcare we include doctors, specialist physicians such as surgeons, hospitals, tests for diagnosis and drugs to treat various ailments."
Missing percentage points to 100 percent or percentage points exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.
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