Health in La Paz, Bolivia: official figures
77.7% of residents of La Paz municipality were covered by a health insurance scheme or the public Sistema Único de Salud in 2024, 4th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure for Bolivia was 79.1%.
Do women in La Paz have more health cover than men?
Health cover in La Paz municipality reached 80.0% of women and 75.3% of men in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhich health system do people in La Paz use?
Among residents of La Paz municipality in 2024, 47.4% were registered with the Sistema Único de Salud, 27.5% with a social-security fund (Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera or similar), 2.8% with private insurance and 22.3% with none; the national share with none was 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many births in La Paz are attended by a doctor or nurse?
In 2024, 98.0% of women aged 15 to 49 in La Paz municipality who had a child in the previous five years had their last birth attended by qualified health staff (33,422 of 34,119), 3rd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 82.2% in 2001 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women in La Paz have?
Women aged 15 to 49 in La Paz municipality had on average 1.22 children born alive in 2024, against 1.64 in 2012, the lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on the 2024 figure (Bolivia 1.80).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow La Paz compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with health cover, 2024 (2024)
La Paz ranks 7 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)
La Paz ranks 4 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)
La Paz ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Births attended by qualified health staff (women 15-49, last five years), 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz | 98.7% |
| 2 | Tarija | 98.1% |
| 3 | La Paz | 98.0% |
| 4 | Sacaba | 97.2% |
| 5 | Sucre | 96.9% |
| 6 | Cochabamba | 96.9% |
| 7 | Yacuiba | 96.1% |
Average children born alive per woman aged 15 to 49, 2024 (2024)
La Paz ranks 10 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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