Mexico & Central America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Guatemala
$392health spend per person
Healthcare in Guatemala
Good private hospitals in Guatemala City and decent clinics in Antigua at moderate prices; public hospitals are overstretched and rural care is basic. Private care expects payment upfront.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Cruz Verde, Meykos, Galeno and Batres chains are everywhere; many medicines are sold without prescription.
- Doctors: 1.3 per 1,000 people (2020, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 110 · Ambulance 122 · Fire 122 · Tourist police 1500.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- GOV.UK foreign travel advice: Guatemala
- Government of Canada travel advice: Guatemala
- Instituto Guatemalteco de Migración
- SAT traveller declaration form
- Speedtest Global Index: Guatemala
- World Bank open data
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