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Colombia

CO

Everything we have on Colombia: every domain, every assessed factor with its reasoning, and an honest account of the domains we have not yet earned the right to grade.

The 8 domains

Where the country is strong, and where it is not

Equal-weight domains, strongest first, each shown with its average, its band, a printed bar and its coverage. Open a domain to read its factors — every finding's band and reasoning are free; the full report is behind the title. A domain that carries no number does so by design.

Aesthetic & Cosmetic Services 16 factors 4.1Good Avg · 16/16

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Facial Surgery

4.5Good Rhinoplasty Quality 9 clinics16 terms
4.5Good Facelift Quality 12 clinics21 terms
4.0Good Blepharoplasty Quality 14 clinics23 terms
4.0Good Facial Feminization/Masculinization 9 clinics35 terms

Body Surgery

4.0Good Breast Surgery Quality 16 clinics36 terms
4.5Good Body Contouring Quality 5 clinics37 terms
4.0Good Buttock Surgery Quality 10 clinics30 terms
4.5Good Post-Bariatric Body Surgery 16 clinics32 terms

Hair Restoration

4.0Good Hair Transplant Quality 5 clinics22 terms
4.0Good Hair Transplant Cost Savings 4 clinics9 terms

Non-Surgical & Cosmetic

3.5Moderate Injectable Aesthetics Quality 3 clinics39 terms
4.0Good Skin Treatment Quality 16 clinics44 terms
4.0Good Cosmetic Dentistry Quality 10 clinics49 terms

Cost & Infrastructure

4.5Good Cosmetic Surgery Cost Savings 1 clinic19 terms
3.5Moderate Cosmetic Surgeon Credentials 1 clinic20 terms
4.0Good Aesthetic Clinic Standards 10 clinics25 terms
Therapeutic Interventions 20 factors 4.0Good Avg · 20/20

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Surgical Quality & Specialization

5.0Good Cardiac Surgery Quality 9 clinics36 terms
4.0Good Orthopedic Surgery Quality 9 clinics38 terms
4.0Good Oncologic Surgery Quality 14 clinics43 terms
4.0Good Ophthalmologic Surgery Quality 11 clinics43 terms
4.5Good Dental Surgery Quality 7 clinics43 terms
4.5Good Bariatric Surgery Quality 15 clinics33 terms
4.5Good Neurosurgery Quality 10 clinics67 terms
2.0Poor Transplant Capabilities 6 clinics30 terms

Non-Surgical Treatments

4.0Good Radiation Therapy Quality 10 clinics36 terms
3.5Moderate Chemotherapy & Immunotherapy Quality 8 clinics22 terms
3.0Moderate Stem Cell Transplant Quality 11 clinics39 terms

Cost Factors

4.5Good Surgical Cost Savings 6 clinics30 terms
4.0Good Cancer Treatment Cost Savings 9 clinics38 terms
4.5Good Dental Cost Savings 5 clinics30 terms

Pharmaceutical Access

4.0Good Medication Cost Savings 8 clinics56 terms
3.5Moderate Medication Availability 7 clinics52 terms
4.5Good Clinical Trial Access 7 clinics39 terms

Infrastructure

4.0Good Hospital Accreditation 8 clinics27 terms
3.5Moderate Specialist Credentials 3 clinics18 terms
4.0Good Medical Technology 16 clinics48 terms
Diagnostic Services 12 factors 3.9Moderate Avg · 12/12

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Imaging & Screening

4.0Good Advanced Imaging Quality 15 clinics42 terms
5.0Good Executive Health Screening 13 clinics32 terms
4.0Good Cancer Screening Quality 10 clinics19 terms
4.0Good Cardiac Diagnostics 9 clinics28 terms

Genetic & Specialized

3.0Moderate Genetic Testing Availability 4 clinics33 terms
4.5Good Specialized Diagnostics 17 clinics63 terms
3.5Moderate Pathology Quality 10 clinics49 terms

Service Factors

4.0Good Second Opinion Services 11 clinics22 terms
3.5Moderate Diagnostic Turnaround 16 clinics29 terms
4.5Good Diagnostic Cost Savings 5 clinics21 terms

Infrastructure

3.5Moderate Diagnostic Accreditation 12 clinics32 terms
3.5Moderate Telemedicine Diagnostics 16 clinics29 terms
Reproductive Services 16 factors 3.6Moderate Avg · 16/16

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IVF & Fertility Treatment

3.5Moderate IVF Quality 4 clinics30 terms
4.0Good IVF Cost Savings 3 clinics17 terms
4.5Good Fertility Technology 8 clinics35 terms
4.0Good Fertility Preservation 9 clinics29 terms

Third-Party Reproduction

3.0Moderate Egg Donation Legality 4 clinics25 terms
3.5Moderate Egg Donor Availability 11 clinics26 terms
4.0Good Sperm Donation Availability 7 clinics18 terms
3.0Moderate Surrogacy Legality 8 terms
4.0Good Surrogacy Cost 3 clinics10 terms
4.0Good Embryo Donation Availability 8 clinics32 terms

Specialized Services

3.5Moderate Gender Selection Legality 5 clinics18 terms
3.0Moderate Genetic Testing (PGT) 9 clinics26 terms
4.0Good Fertility Surgery Quality 9 clinics53 terms

Pregnancy Services

4.0Good Prenatal Care Quality 13 clinics38 terms
4.0Good Abortion Access 8 clinics12 terms
2.0Poor Birth Tourism Feasibility 8 clinics16 terms
Wellness & Preventive Care 12 factors 3.4Moderate Avg · 12/12

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Medical Spas & Retreats

3.5Moderate Medical Spa Quality 8 clinics42 terms
3.5Moderate Wellness Retreat Quality 13 clinics22 terms
4.5Good Post-Surgical Recovery Facilities 11 clinics17 terms

Thermal & Water Therapy

3.0Moderate Thermal Bath Quality 7 clinics31 terms
2.0Poor Thalassotherapy Availability 9 clinics21 terms
3.5Moderate Hydrotherapy Facilities 16 clinics39 terms

Detox & Fasting

3.5Moderate Detox Program Quality 15 clinics45 terms
2.5Moderate Fasting Program Quality 7 clinics24 terms

Anti-Aging & Longevity

3.5Moderate Longevity Medicine Quality 10 clinics37 terms
4.0Good Hormone Optimization 11 clinics45 terms
4.0Good Preventive Screening Packages 14 clinics27 terms

Infrastructure

3.0Moderate Wellness Tourism Infrastructure 5 clinics26 terms
Alternative & Complementary Medicine 16 factors 3.2Moderate Avg · 16/16

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Traditional Medicine Systems

3.0Moderate TCM Quality 12 clinics20 terms
2.0Poor Ayurveda Quality 6 clinics25 terms
3.5Moderate Other Traditional Medicine 2 clinics22 terms

Stem Cell & Regenerative

5.0Good Stem Cell Therapy Availability 18 clinics25 terms
3.0Moderate Stem Cell Therapy Quality 10 clinics16 terms
4.5Good Regenerative Medicine Access 19 clinics23 terms
3.5Moderate Stem Cell Legality 4 clinics47 terms

Alternative Cancer Treatment

2.5Moderate Alternative Cancer Treatment Availability 17 clinics42 terms
2.0Poor Integrative Oncology Quality 9 clinics26 terms
3.0Moderate Hyperthermia Treatment 4 clinics20 terms

Other Alternative Treatments

2.0Poor Naturopathy Availability 8 clinics39 terms
4.0Good Homeopathy Availability 15 clinics20 terms
3.0Moderate Energy Healing Availability 7 clinics14 terms
3.5Moderate Integrative Medicine Quality 17 clinics54 terms

Cost & Regulation

4.0Good Alternative Medicine Cost Savings 15 clinics19 terms
3.0Moderate Alternative Medicine Regulation 32 terms
Mental Health & Addiction 12 factors 3.1Moderate Avg · 12/12

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Psychiatric Treatment

3.0Moderate Psychiatric Care Quality 5 clinics37 terms
2.0Poor Ketamine Therapy Availability 3 clinics23 terms
3.5Moderate ECT/TMS Availability 14 clinics25 terms
4.5Good Mental Health Cost Savings 3 clinics11 terms

Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment

4.0Good Ibogaine Treatment Legality 4 clinics17 terms
3.5Moderate Ayahuasca Treatment Legality 1 clinic18 terms
2.0Poor Psilocybin Treatment Legality 2 clinics17 terms
2.0Poor Psychedelic Treatment Quality 5 clinics25 terms

Addiction Treatment

2.0Poor Residential Rehab Quality 6 clinics26 terms
3.5Moderate Rehab Cost Savings 6 clinics10 terms
3.5Moderate Medical Detox Quality 4 clinics25 terms

Infrastructure

4.0Good Mental Health Privacy 5 clinics21 terms
End-of-Life Services 8 factors 3.1Moderate Avg · 8/8

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Assisted Dying

4.0Good Assisted Dying Legality 17 terms
2.0Poor Assisted Dying Foreigner Access 19 terms
3.0Moderate Assisted Dying Organizations 1 clinic17 terms
3.0Moderate Assisted Dying Process 21 terms

Palliative Care

3.0Moderate Palliative Care Quality 9 clinics31 terms
3.5Moderate Palliative Sedation Availability 5 clinics21 terms

Support Services

2.5Moderate End-of-Life Counseling 8 clinics17 terms
4.0Good End-of-Life Cost 4 clinics23 terms

Overall assessment

The coarse roll-up

One number across eight unlike domains is the bluntest view of Colombia — the record above is the real story. We show it small, and only when the coverage earns it.

Overall 3.6/5 Moderate
Published
8 / 8 Domains published
112 / 112 Factors assessed
0 Domains not yet graded

The overall is the mean of the domains we can publish — a calibrated band, not a promise. Where a domain is too thin to grade we say so above rather than publish a number for it. Read the scale →

How we decide what to publish

We publish a domain average only when at least 3 of its factors are scored and we have covered at least half the domain; we publish an overall only when at least 4 of 8 domains qualify. Any domain too thin to grade is shown above as exactly that — never as a thin average.

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Clinics & providers

The providers our research names

An overview of the hospitals, clinics and centres catalogued across Colombia's findings — by medical domain and by city. Open the card for the full directory, each provider linked to the reports behind it.

474 providers catalogued
0 cities represented

By medical domain

  • Therapeutic Interventions 80 Surgical Quality & Specialization (46) · Non-Surgical Treatments (21) · Cost Factors (15) · Pharmaceutical Access (18) · Infrastructure (18)
  • Diagnostic Services 75 Imaging & Screening (28) · Genetic & Specialized (26) · Service Factors (23) · Infrastructure (26)
  • Reproductive Services 58 IVF & Fertility Treatment (18) · Third-Party Reproduction (20) · Specialized Services (20) · Pregnancy Services (22)
  • Aesthetic & Cosmetic Services 86 Facial Surgery (29) · Body Surgery (37) · Hair Restoration (8) · Non-Surgical & Cosmetic (29) · Cost & Infrastructure (11)
  • Mental Health & Addiction 49 Psychiatric Treatment (23) · Psychedelic-Assisted Treatment (11) · Addiction Treatment (12) · Infrastructure (5)
  • Alternative & Complementary Medicine 119 Traditional Medicine Systems (20) · Stem Cell & Regenerative (36) · Alternative Cancer Treatment (22) · Other Alternative Treatments (41) · Cost & Regulation (15)
  • Wellness & Preventive Care 107 Medical Spas & Retreats (31) · Thermal & Water Therapy (31) · Detox & Fasting (21) · Anti-Aging & Longevity (31) · Infrastructure (5)
  • End-of-Life Services 19 Assisted Dying (1) · Palliative Care (13) · Support Services (11)

By city

  • Unspecified 474
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References

The sources behind Colombia

The distinct sources cited across Colombia's published reports — every finding carries its own citations; this is the union, each linking back to the reports that lean on it.

  1. Untitled source www.ascohom.co Cited in Homeopathy Availability in Colombia
  2. Untitled source acreditacionensalud.org.co/noticias/la-fundacion-valle-del-lili-recibe-el-certificado-de-acreditacion-en-salud-con-excelencia Cited in Pathology Quality in Colombia
  3. Untitled source acreditacionensalud.org.co/noticias/tercer-ciclo-de-acreditacion-en-salud-para-el-hospital-pablo-tobon-uribe-de-la-ciudad-de-medellin Cited in Pathology Quality in Colombia
  4. Untitled source alphahomeopaticos.co Cited in Homeopathy Availability in Colombia
  5. Untitled source ayahuascaincolombia.com/2024/07/30/setting-boundaries-ensuring-a-safe-ayahuasca-experience Cited in Psychedelic Treatment Quality in Colombia
  6. Untitled source blog.ascofapsi.org.co/la-nueva-ley-de-salud-mental-en-colombia-avances-y-cambios-clave Cited in Mental Health Privacy in Colombia
  7. Untitled source bogota.gov.co/mi-ciudad/salud/ips-habilitadas-para-realizar-cirugias-esteticas-en-bogota-sec-salud Cited in Aesthetic Clinic Standards in Colombia
  8. Untitled source colombiahealthcare.com/listing/fundacion-cardio-infantil Cited in Cardiac Surgery Quality in Colombia
  9. Untitled source colombiaone.com/2024/12/07/wellness-tourism-colombia Cited in Energy Healing Availability in Colombia, Thalassotherapy Availability in Colombia, Wellness Retreat Quality in Colombia, Wellness Tourism Infrastructure in Colombia
  10. Untitled source dhfertilidad.com/fertility-treatment-in-colombia Cited in Fertility Preservation in Colombia
  11. Untitled source fertivida.com/services/freezing-semen Cited in Fertility Preservation in Colombia
  12. Untitled source findhealthclinics.com/CO/Bogot%C3%A1/182550741790321/Fundaci%C3%B3n-Sanaci%C3%B3n-Pr%C3%A1nica-Colombia---FSPC Cited in Energy Healing Availability in Colombia
  13. Untitled source fundacionsantafedebogota.com/servicios-en-salud/az-enfermedades/trasplante-haploidentico Cited in Stem Cell Transplant Quality in Colombia
  14. Untitled source globalstemcelltherapy.com/stem-cell-centers/alevy Cited in Stem Cell Therapy Availability in Colombia
  15. Untitled source hic.fcv.org/co/medicina-integrativa/quienes-somos Cited in Integrative Oncology Quality in Colombia
  16. Untitled source homeopatiapura.com/historia-de-la-homeopatia-en-colombia Cited in Homeopathy Availability in Colombia
  17. Untitled source iahpc.org/resources/catalogue/global-directory-of-institutions-and-organizations/listing/?id=993 Cited in End-of-Life Counseling in Colombia
  18. Untitled source idime.com.co/tus-resultados-de-imagenes-diagnosticas-en-red Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in Colombia
  19. Untitled source ifsolac.org/en/xii-acocib-congress-program Cited in Bariatric Surgery Quality in Colombia
  20. Untitled source internationalliving.com/countries/colombia/healthcare Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in Colombia
  21. Untitled source intraius.com/en/surrogacy-in-colombia-a-legal-and-practical-overview Cited in Surrogacy Legality in Colombia
  22. Untitled source jnm.snmjournals.org/content/jnumed/62/6/23N.2.full.pdf Cited in Advanced Imaging Quality in Colombia
  23. Untitled source journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/27551938231156023 Cited in Psychiatric Care Quality in Colombia
  24. Untitled source laboratoriomedico.lasamericas.com.co Cited in Diagnostic Turnaround in Colombia

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Where to go from here · Colombia

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