Mexico & Central America
Healthcare and travel insurance in El Salvador
$501health spend per person
Healthcare in El Salvador
Good private hospitals in San Salvador; public hospitals are underfunded and care outside the capital is basic. Some hospitals want proof of insurance or payment first.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Farmacias San Nicolás, UNO and Económicas are widespread; many medicines are sold over the counter.
- Doctors: 1.6 per 1,000 people (2023, World Bank).
- Emergency: Ambulance 132 · All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice: El Salvador
- Government of Canada travel advice: El Salvador
- Dirección General de Migración y Extranjería
- Speedtest Global Index: El Salvador
- World Bank open data
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