Health care quality in Latin America, by country 2025| Statista

Public opinion on the quality of health care received in selected countries in Latin America as of 2025

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Release date

October 2025

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Region

Latin America and the Caribbean

Survey time period

July 25 6o August 8, 2025

Number of respondents

Approx. 1,000 respondents in each country

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

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."

Ambivalent responses were not considered, 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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According to a survey conducted in a selection of Latin American countries in 2024, Argentina was by far the country with the highest share of satisfied health patients, with ** percent of respondents assessing healthcare quality as good or very good, whereas only ** percent of respondents in Peru claimed to receive good healthcare.

Hospitals in Latin America

Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo, Brazil was considered the hospital with the highest care quality in Latin America in 2022. The first three leading hospitals in hosting patients were also located in Brazil, ranking high along other healthcare facilities in Argentina, Colombia and Chile. In 2024, Brazil was the country with the highest number of hospitals in the region, with approximately ***** establishments, followed by Mexico and Colombia.

Hospital equipment in Latin America

As of 2023, more than ** percent of hospitals in Latin America were equipped with electrocardiogram (EKG) machines. Ultrasound machines could be found in ** percent of hospitals, while over a ****** of these establishments in the region had computed tomography (CT) scanners. In 2024, Brazil had the most ultrasound machines installed in hospitals in Latin America, with over ******, followed by Mexico and Argentina.