Health in Sacaba, Bolivia: official figures
84.5% of residents of Sacaba municipality were covered by a health insurance scheme or the public Sistema Único de Salud in 2024, the highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure for Bolivia was 79.1%.
Do women in Sacaba have more health cover than men?
Health cover in Sacaba municipality reached 86.5% of women and 82.3% of men in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhich health system do people in Sacaba use?
Among residents of Sacaba municipality in 2024, 66.8% were registered with the Sistema Único de Salud, 16.5% with a social-security fund (Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera or similar), 1.2% with private insurance and 15.5% with none; the national share with none was 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many births in Sacaba are attended by a doctor or nurse?
In 2024, 97.2% of women aged 15 to 49 in Sacaba municipality who had a child in the previous five years had their last birth attended by qualified health staff (13,075 of 13,453), 4th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 79.1% in 2001 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women in Sacaba have?
Women aged 15 to 49 in Sacaba municipality had on average 1.53 children born alive in 2024, against 2.09 in 2012, 4th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on the 2024 figure (Bolivia 1.80).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Sacaba compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with health cover, 2024 (2024)
Sacaba ranks 1 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)
Sacaba ranks 10 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)
Sacaba ranks 4 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)
Sacaba ranks 4 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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