Argentina

Argentina’s healthcare system is a mix of public and private, with the public portion funded from tax revenue. More than 70 percent of the 5,000 healthcare establishments in Argentina belong to the private sector, giving the nation huge potential as a medical tourism destination. Argentina is arguably the most important destination for medical tourism in South America. About half of its health tourists come from fellow Latin American countries, with many of them traveling to the capital, Buenos Aires. Like other Latin American destinations, it serves a healthy share of first-world travelers looking for affordable cosmetic surgeries or other elective procedures; however, Argentina also performs a comparatively large share of diagnostic and life-saving procedures. Argentina catches the cusp of the MTI Top 20, thanks in part to good scores in the Culture (8th) and Medical Tourism (14th) categories.

*Based on the 2020 – 2021 Global MTI (Medical Tourism Index) Report published by the Medical Tourism Association.*