Health in Potosí, Bolivia: official figures
82.2% of residents of Potosí municipality were covered by a health insurance scheme or the public Sistema Único de Salud in 2024, 3rd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure for Bolivia was 79.1%.
Do women in Potosí have more health cover than men?
Health cover in Potosí municipality reached 85.3% of women and 78.9% of men in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhich health system do people in Potosí use?
Among residents of Potosí municipality in 2024, 56.7% were registered with the Sistema Único de Salud, 23.9% with a social-security fund (Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera or similar), 1.7% with private insurance and 17.8% with none; the national share with none was 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many births in Potosí are attended by a doctor or nurse?
In 2024, 95.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in Potosí municipality who had a child in the previous five years had their last birth attended by qualified health staff (15,229 of 16,009), 3rd lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 77.4% in 2001 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women in Potosí have?
Women aged 15 to 49 in Potosí municipality had on average 1.68 children born alive in 2024, against 2.12 in 2012, 2nd highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on the 2024 figure (Bolivia 1.80).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Potosí compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with health cover, 2024 (2024)
Potosí ranks 3 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population with health cover, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacaba | 84.5% |
| 2 | Oruro | 84.4% |
| 3 | Potosí | 82.2% |
| 4 | Yacuiba | 81.9% |
| 5 | Sucre | 80.9% |
| 6 | Cochabamba | 80.4% |
| 7 | La Paz | 77.7% |
Population registered with no health scheme, 2024 (2024)
Potosí ranks 8 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Population registered with no health scheme, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | La Paz | 22.3% |
| 5 | Cochabamba | 19.6% |
| 6 | Sucre | 19.1% |
| 7 | Yacuiba | 18.1% |
| 8 | Potosí | 17.8% |
| 9 | Oruro | 15.6% |
| 10 | Sacaba | 15.5% |
Births attended by qualified health staff (women 15-49, last five years), 2024 (2024)
Potosí ranks 8 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)
Potosí ranks 2 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | City | Average children born alive per woman aged 15 to 49, 2024 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yacuiba | 1.87 |
| 2 | Potosí | 1.68 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz | 1.64 |
| 4 | Sacaba | 1.53 |
| 5 | Oruro | 1.52 |
| 6 | El Alto | 1.52 |
| 7 | Tarija | 1.44 |
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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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