Health in Cochabamba, Bolivia: official figures
80.4% of residents of Cochabamba municipality were covered by a health insurance scheme or the public Sistema Único de Salud in 2024, 5th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure for Bolivia was 79.1%.
Do women in Cochabamba have more health cover than men?
Health cover in Cochabamba municipality reached 82.3% of women and 78.3% of men in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhich health system do people in Cochabamba use?
Among residents of Cochabamba municipality in 2024, 58.7% were registered with the Sistema Único de Salud, 19.6% with a social-security fund (Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera or similar), 2.0% with private insurance and 19.6% with none; the national share with none was 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many births in Cochabamba are attended by a doctor or nurse?
In 2024, 96.9% of women aged 15 to 49 in Cochabamba municipality who had a child in the previous five years had their last birth attended by qualified health staff (35,999 of 37,163), 5th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 86.2% in 2001 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women in Cochabamba have?
Women aged 15 to 49 in Cochabamba municipality had on average 1.41 children born alive in 2024, against 1.83 in 2012, 2nd lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on the 2024 figure (Bolivia 1.80).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Cochabamba compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with health cover, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with health cover, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Potosí | 82.2% |
| 4 | Yacuiba | 81.9% |
| 5 | Sucre | 80.9% |
| 6 | Cochabamba | 80.4% |
| 7 | La Paz | 77.7% |
| 8 | El Alto | 75.6% |
| 9 | Tarija | 73.3% |
Population registered with no health scheme, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population registered with no health scheme, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Tarija | 26.7% |
| 3 | El Alto | 24.4% |
| 4 | La Paz | 22.3% |
| 5 | Cochabamba | 19.6% |
| 6 | Sucre | 19.1% |
| 7 | Yacuiba | 18.1% |
| 8 | Potosí | 17.8% |
Births attended by qualified health staff (women 15-49, last five years), 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births attended by qualified health staff (women 15-49, last five years), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | La Paz | 98.0% |
| 4 | Sacaba | 97.2% |
| 5 | Sucre | 96.9% |
| 6 | Cochabamba | 96.9% |
| 7 | Yacuiba | 96.1% |
| 8 | Potosí | 95.1% |
| 9 | Oruro | 93.7% |
Average children born alive per woman aged 15 to 49, 2024 (2024)
Cochabamba ranks 9 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average children born alive per woman aged 15 to 49, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sacaba | 1.53 |
| 5 | Oruro | 1.52 |
| 6 | El Alto | 1.52 |
| 7 | Tarija | 1.44 |
| 8 | Sucre | 1.44 |
| 9 | Cochabamba | 1.41 |
| 10 | La Paz | 1.22 |
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Sources
- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE): Censo 2024, tabulados por municipio: Salud (cobertura de salud, fecundidad, atención del parto), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7ef0ac4dd55f…)
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