Subsidized Health Regime Population in Cali's Central Health Network, by Age and Gender

A dataset characterizing users of the subsidized health regime assigned to the Central Health Network in Cali, Colombia. The data is disaggregated by life cycle stage and gender, with columns indicating healthcare provider, user sex, age group, and municipality. The dataset was last updated on 2026-05-18 and is hosted on the Colombian open data portal.

Use Cases

• Analyze gender distribution of subsidized health users across different age groups using the Sexo_usuario and Edad_Agrupada_Quinquenios columns.
• Map the concentration of users to specific healthcare providers and municipalities using the Nombre_IPS and Municipio_Atencion columns.
• Profile the population by life cycle stage (e.g., children, adults, elderly) for service planning using the Curso_Vida and Cantidad_usuarios columns.
• Cross-reference affiliation entities (EAPB_Afiliacion) with user counts (Cantidad_usuarios) to assess insurer market share within the network.

Strengths

• Data is disaggregated by key demographic variables including sex, five-year age groups, and life cycle stage.
• The dataset provides a specific geographic and institutional focus on the Central Health Network in Cali.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian open data portal).

Collection Method

Likely an administrative record from the health system.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:47:00.

Geography

Cali, Colombia, specifically the Central Health Network.