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Public opinion on the health care system in Colombia as of 2025

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Release date

October 2025

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Region

Colombia

Survey time period

July 25 to August 8, 2025

Number of respondents

Approx. 1,000 respondents

Age group

16-74 years

Special properties

conducted among a group of more urban, more educated, and/or more affluent people than the general population

Method of interview

Online panel

Supplementary notes

The original question posed on the survey was: "To what extent do you agree or disagree with the following statements."

Percentage points exceeding 100 percent are due to rounding.

The wording chosen for this statistic may slightly differ from the original.

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According to a survey conducted in Colombia in 2024, only around ** percent of respondents trusted their country's health care system to provide the best health treatment. Moreover, ** percent of interviewees believed that many people cannot afford good health care, while ** percent considered that waiting times to get an appointment with doctors were too long.

Affiliation to public healthcare

In 2024, around ** percent of Colombia's population was affiliated to the public health care system, which is divided into two main programs: the contributive program for wage earners and the subsidized scheme for everyone else. That year, almost ** percent of those affiliated were part of the contributive program, mandatory for all Colombians earning at least the minimum wage. The department of Bogotá was the only region in Colombia where more than three quarters of the population were part of the contributive program, whereas the department of Vichada had the smallest share of contributive members at over **** percent.

Healthcare resources

As of 2024, there were hospitals and *hospital beds available in Colombia. This translated to an average of ****hospital beds available per 1,000 people across the country, with this figure expected to remain stable within the next five years. As of 2026, there are ****physicians in the country per 1,000 population. This number is forecast to increase to **** by 2029.