South America
Healthcare and travel insurance in Uruguay
$2,076health spend per person
Healthcare in Uruguay
Private hospitals and mutualistas in Montevideo and Punta del Este give good care, but treatment is expensive without insurance. Facilities in the interior are more basic.
Key facts
- Travel insurance: not required for entry, but strongly recommended.
- Pharmacies: Pharmacies are everywhere, but most medicines need a local prescription and all are kept behind the counter.
- Doctors: 4.7 per 1,000 people (2022, World Bank).
- Emergency: Police 911 · Ambulance 911 · Fire 911 · All emergencies 911.
Healthcare & insurance by place
Sources
- CDC Travelers' Health
- US State Department travel advisory
- UK FCDO travel advice: Uruguay
- Hoja de identidad provisoria (gub.uy)
- Speedtest Global Index: Uruguay
- World Bank open data
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