El Salvador: Medical tourism profile
Overview
Inbound medical tourism 2019 | Under 5,000 |
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Inbound medical tourism 2021 | Login to view |
Inbound health and wellness | Login to view |
Outbound medical tourism | Login to view |
Tourists 2019 | 2.6 million |
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Population 2021 | 6.52 million |
Diaspora | Login to view |
Access to healthcare in El Salvador and the quality of that healthcare is poor. The public healthcare system is underfunded, as are the few local private hospitals and clinics. Medical care outside the city of San Salvador is limited.
Inbound
Medical tourism numbers in
A few thousand as a rough estimate.
Outbound
Medical tourism numbers out
A few hundred or perhaps low thousands.
Environment
Medical tourism promotion
The Ministry of Tourism promotes medical tourism.