Health care quality in selected Latin American countries 2024

According to a survey conducted in a selection of Latin American countries in 2024, Argentina was by far the country with the highest share of satisfied health patients, with 48 percent of respondents assessing healthcare quality as good or very good, whereas only 16 percent of respondents in Peru claimed to receive good healthcare.Hospitals in Latin AmericaHospital Israelita Albert Einstein in São Paulo, Brazil was considered the hospital with the highest care quality in Latin America in 2022. The first three leading hospitals in hosting patients were also located in Brazil, ranking high along other healthcare facilities in Argentina, Colombia and Chile. In 2024, Brazil was the country with the highest number of hospitals in the region, with approximately 6,500 establishments, followed by Mexico and Colombia.Hospital equipment in Latin AmericaAs of 2023, more than 80 percent of hospitals in Latin America were equipped with electrocardiogram (EKG) machines. That year, ultrasound machines could be found in 71 percent of hospitals, while a fourth of these establishments in the region had computed tomography (CT) scanners. In that year, Brazil had the most ultrasound machines installed in hospitals in Latin America, with over 13,000, followed by Mexico and Argentina.

根据2024年在拉丁美洲部分国家所进行的一项调查，阿根廷无疑是满意度最高的医疗保健患者比例之国，48%的受访者认为医疗保健质量良好或非常好，而只有16%的秘鲁受访者声称接受到良好的医疗保健。在2022年，位于巴西圣保罗的以色列艾伯特·爱因斯坦医院（Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein）被认为是拉丁美洲医疗质量最高的医院。前三位接待患者最多的医院也位于巴西，在阿根廷、哥伦比亚和智利的其他医疗设施中亦名列前茅。到2024年，巴西成为该地区医院数量最多的国家，拥有约6,500家医疗机构，其次是墨西哥和哥伦比亚。至2023年，拉丁美洲80%以上的医院配备了心电图（EKG）设备。当年，71%的医院拥有超声波设备，而该地区四分之一的医院拥有计算机断层扫描（CT）扫描仪。当年，巴西医院安装的超声波设备数量最多，超过13,000台，其次是墨西哥和阿根廷。