Health in Yacuiba, Bolivia: official figures
81.9% of residents of Yacuiba municipality were covered by a health insurance scheme or the public Sistema Único de Salud in 2024, 4th highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; the figure for Bolivia was 79.1%.
Do women in Yacuiba have more health cover than men?
Health cover in Yacuiba municipality reached 83.9% of women and 79.9% of men in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyWhich health system do people in Yacuiba use?
Among residents of Yacuiba municipality in 2024, 71.4% were registered with the Sistema Único de Salud, 9.8% with a social-security fund (Caja Nacional de Salud, Caja Petrolera or similar), 0.7% with private insurance and 18.1% with none; the national share with none was 20.9%.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many births in Yacuiba are attended by a doctor or nurse?
In 2024, 96.1% of women aged 15 to 49 in Yacuiba municipality who had a child in the previous five years had their last birth attended by qualified health staff (5,871 of 6,112), 4th lowest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site; it was 82.4% in 2001 and 92.2% for Bolivia in 2024.
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow many children do women in Yacuiba have?
Women aged 15 to 49 in Yacuiba municipality had on average 1.87 children born alive in 2024, against 2.36 in 2012, the highest of 10 Bolivian cities on this site on the 2024 figure (Bolivia 1.80).
Source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE) · saved copyHow Yacuiba compares with other cities in Bolivia
Population with health cover, 2024 (2024)
Yacuiba ranks 4 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)
Yacuiba ranks 7 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)
Yacuiba ranks 7 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)
Yacuiba ranks 1 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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