Health in Salta, Argentina: official figures
23.8% of people in Salta 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 6th lowest of 30 Argentine cities on this site. The figure for all 31 survey areas was 34.1%.
How many people in Salta have private health insurance?
4.0% of people in Salta had a private plan, mutual or emergency-service cover in the first quarter of 2026, 8th highest 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 Salta use public health plans?
18.6% of people in Salta were covered by a public health plan or insurance scheme in the first quarter of 2026, 2nd 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 Salta have no health cover?
9.8% of people under 18 in Salta had no health cover in the first quarter of 2026, 3rd 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 Salta have no health insurance?
2.9% of people aged 65 or over in Salta had no health cover in the first quarter of 2026, 2nd 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 Salta compares with other cities in Argentina
People with no health cover (Q1 2026)
Salta ranks 25 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with no health cover |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 26.2% |
| 23 | Rawson-Trelew-Playa Unión | 25.9% |
| 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% |
People with private plan or mutual cover (Q1 2026)
Salta ranks 8 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with private plan or mutual cover |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | San Nicolás-Villa Constitución | 8.5% |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 7.6% |
| 7 | Mendoza | 4.3% |
| 8 | Salta | 4.0% |
| 9 | Bahía Blanca-Cerri | 3.7% |
| 10 | Comodoro Rivadavia-Rada Tilly | 3.6% |
| 11 | Río Cuarto | 3.1% |
People with obra social cover (Q1 2026)
Salta ranks 25 of 30, highest first.
| Rank | City | People with obra social cover |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | Tucumán-Tafí Viejo | 56.7% |
| 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% |
Under-18s with no health cover (Q1 2026)
Salta ranks 28 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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