Health in Corrientes, Argentina: official figures
16.4% of people in Corrientes had no health cover that they pay for or that is deducted from their pay (no social insurance, private plan or public plan) in the first quarter of 2026 (INDEC EPH); that is 3rd lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site. The figure for all 31 survey areas was 34.1%.
How many people in Corrientes have private health insurance?
1.7% of people in Corrientes had a private plan, mutual or emergency-service cover in the first quarter of 2026, 10th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; for all 31 survey areas it was 6.3%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many people in Corrientes use public health plans?
29.4% of people in Corrientes were covered by a public health plan or insurance scheme in the first quarter of 2026, the highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 1.5%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many children in Corrientes have no health cover?
12.3% of people under 18 in Corrientes had no health cover in the first quarter of 2026, 4th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site (all 31 survey areas: 44.4%).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow many older people in Corrientes have no health insurance?
2.0% of people aged 65 or over in Corrientes had no health cover in the first quarter of 2026, 9th highest of 30 Argentine cities on this site; the figure for all 31 survey areas was 1.8%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC) · saved copyHow Corrientes compares with other cities in Argentina
People with no health cover (Q1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 28 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with no health cover |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 24.2% |
| 25 | Salta | 23.8% |
| 26 | Mar del Plata-Batán | 23.6% |
| 27 | Neuquén-Plottier | 19.0% |
| 28 | Corrientes | 16.4% |
| 29 | Rio Gallegos | 7.3% |
| 30 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 6.0% |
People with private plan or mutual cover (Q1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 21 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with private plan or mutual cover |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 2.0% |
| 19 | Catamarca | 1.8% |
| 20 | Resistencia | 1.8% |
| 21 | Corrientes | 1.7% |
| 22 | San Luis - El Chorrillo | 1.6% |
| 23 | San Salvador de Jujuy-Palpalá | 1.5% |
| 24 | La Plata | 1.0% |
People with obra social cover (Q1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 26 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with obra social cover |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | San Juan | 55.4% |
| 24 | Catamarca | 54.9% |
| 25 | Salta | 54.6% |
| 26 | Corrientes | 52.8% |
| 27 | Formosa | 52.0% |
| 28 | Santiago del Estero-La Banda | 50.9% |
| 29 | Concordia | 50.7% |
Under-18s with no health cover (Q1 2026)
Corrientes ranks 27 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | Under-18s with no health cover |
|---|---|---|
| 24 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 29.7% |
| 25 | Paraná | 27.7% |
| 26 | Neuquén-Plottier | 22.3% |
| 27 | Corrientes | 12.3% |
| 28 | Salta | 9.8% |
| 29 | Ushuaia-Río Grande | 1.8% |
| 30 | Rio Gallegos | 1.1% |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC): Encuesta Permanente de Hogares (EPH): bases de microdatos usuarias, individual y hogar, primer trimestre de 2026 (figures computed with the survey weights), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 d9d23945d4b1…)
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