Health in Buenaventura, Colombia: official figures
ADRES's affiliate register showed 277,763 people actively affiliated to the health system in Buenaventura in October 2026 (71,034 contributory and 206,729 subsidised), equal to 82.9% of DANE's projected population, 14th lowest of 74 Colombian cities on this site (the register counts people by municipality of affiliation, which can differ from where they live).
How Buenaventura compares with other cities in Colombia
Active health insurance affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population (ADRES BDUA, October 2026) (2026)
Buenaventura ranks 61 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Active health insurance affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population (ADRES BDUA, October 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | Aguachica | 84.0% |
| 59 | Piedecuesta | 83.4% |
| 60 | Jamundí | 83.1% |
| 61 | Buenaventura | 82.9% |
| 62 | Soledad | 82.4% |
| 63 | Girón | 82.1% |
| 64 | Madrid | 81.7% |
Share of affiliates in the subsidised regime (BDUA, October 2026) (2026)
Buenaventura ranks 15 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Share of affiliates in the subsidised regime (BDUA, October 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Quibdo | 76.1% |
| 13 | Pitalito | 75.6% |
| 14 | Los Patios | 75.5% |
| 15 | Buenaventura | 74.4% |
| 16 | Aguachica | 73.7% |
| 17 | Cereté | 73.6% |
| 18 | Ocaña | 73.3% |
Contributory-regime affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population (2026)
Buenaventura ranks 64 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Contributory-regime affiliates as a share of 2026 projected population |
|---|---|---|
| 61 | Quibdo | 23.4% |
| 62 | Aguachica | 22.1% |
| 63 | Ipiales | 22.1% |
| 64 | Buenaventura | 21.2% |
| 65 | Cereté | 20.3% |
| 66 | Los Patios | 17.8% |
| 67 | Malambo | 15.0% |
Households deprived: no health insurance, 2018 census (2018)
Buenaventura ranks 5 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households deprived: no health insurance, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Barrancabermeja | 23.6% |
| 3 | Arauca | 23.4% |
| 4 | Ciénaga | 22.9% |
| 5 | Buenaventura | 22.2% |
| 6 | Armenia | 21.2% |
| 7 | Maicao | 21.1% |
| 8 | Soacha | 20.7% |
Households deprived: barriers to access to health services, 2018 census (2018)
Buenaventura ranks 26 of 74, highest first.
| Rank | City | Households deprived: barriers to access to health services, 2018 census |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Malambo | 5.0% |
| 24 | Florencia | 4.8% |
| 25 | Santander de Quilichao | 4.7% |
| 26 | Buenaventura | 4.5% |
| 27 | Riohacha | 4.5% |
| 28 | Magangué | 4.5% |
| 29 | Turbaco | 4.4% |
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Sources
- Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES): Base de Datos Única de Afiliados (BDUA), contributory regime: affiliates by municipality, October 2026 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as bdua-contributivo.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 8a3f30af6e50…)
- Administradora de los Recursos del Sistema General de Seguridad Social en Salud (ADRES): Base de Datos Única de Afiliados (BDUA), subsidised regime: affiliates by municipality, October 2026 (datos.gov.co aggregate query; saved as bdua-subsidiado.request.txt), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 04b3a3bd7839…)
- Departamento Administrativo Nacional de Estadística (DANE): Medida de pobreza multidimensional municipal de fuente censal 2018: municipal incidence (urban and rural) and household deprivations by indicator, read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 a3ac3a60498a…)
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