According to a survey carried out in a selection of countries in 2021, Argentina was by far the country with the highest share of satisfied health patients among Latin American nations, with 58 percent of respondents assessing healthcare quality as good or very good, whereas only 19 percent of respondents in Peru claimed to receive good healthcare services. In 2020, Argentina was one of the Latin American countries with the highest share of GDP allocated to healthcare.
Public opinion on the quality of healthcare received in selected countries in Latin America as of 2021
The original question posed on the survey was: "How would you rate the quality of healthcare that you and your family have access to in your country? – By healthcare we include doctors, specialist physicians such as surgeons, hospitals, tests for diagnosis and drugs to treat various ailments."
Missing percentage points to 100 percent or percentage points exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.
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Ipsos. (October 25, 2021). Public opinion on the quality of healthcare received in selected countries in Latin America as of 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 22, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/911442/accessible-healthcare-quality-latin-america-country/
Ipsos. "Public opinion on the quality of healthcare received in selected countries in Latin America as of 2021." Chart. October 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/911442/accessible-healthcare-quality-latin-america-country/
Ipsos. (2021). Public opinion on the quality of healthcare received in selected countries in Latin America as of 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 22, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/911442/accessible-healthcare-quality-latin-america-country/
Ipsos. "Public Opinion on The Quality of Healthcare Received in Selected Countries in Latin America as of 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/911442/accessible-healthcare-quality-latin-america-country/
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