Health in El Alto, Bolivia: official figures
75.6% of residents of El Alto municipality were covered by a health insurance scheme or the public Sistema Único de Salud in 2024, 3rd lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure for Bolivia was 79.1%.
Do women in El Alto have more health cover than men?
Health cover in El Alto municipality reached 78.3% of women and 72.6% of men in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhich health system do people in El Alto use?
Among residents of El Alto municipality in 2024, 59.4% were registered with the Sistema Único de Salud, 15.0% with a social-security fund (Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera or similar), 1.1% with private insurance and 24.4% with none; the national share with none was 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many births in El Alto are attended by a doctor or nurse?
In 2024, 92.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in El Alto municipality who had a child in the previous five years had their last birth attended by qualified health staff (52,240 of 56,698), the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 55.8% in 2001 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women in El Alto have?
Women aged 15 to 49 in El Alto municipality had on average 1.52 children born alive in 2024, against 2.19 in 2012, 5th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on the 2024 figure (Bolivia 1.80).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow El Alto compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with health cover, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 8 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with health cover, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 10 | Santa Cruz | 64.4% |
Population registered with no health scheme, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population registered with no health scheme, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 35.6% |
| 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% |
Births attended by qualified health staff (women 15-49, last five years), 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 10 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births attended by qualified health staff (women 15-49, last five years), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sacaba | 97.2% |
| 5 | Sucre | 96.9% |
| 6 | Cochabamba | 96.9% |
| 7 | Yacuiba | 96.1% |
| 8 | Potosí | 95.1% |
| 9 | Oruro | 93.7% |
| 10 | El Alto | 92.1% |
Average children born alive per woman aged 15 to 49, 2024 (2024)
El Alto ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average children born alive per woman aged 15 to 49, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 1.64 |
| 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 |
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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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