The one relatively solid data point available
At JCI-accredited Colombian hospitals, hospital-acquired infection rates run roughly 2.1–2.55 per 1,000 patient days, per Instituto Nacional de Salud data — comparable to US benchmark rates. This is one of the few figures in this space that comes from a public health institute rather than industry marketing.
Why broader country-level safety comparisons are hard to make responsibly
Most publicly available complication and satisfaction statistics in medical tourism originate from facilitators and clinics with a commercial interest in favorable numbers. Treat any specific complication-rate claim you encounter — including elsewhere on this network — as an advertised figure unless it cites a public health or peer-reviewed source.
What this means for how you should use safety data
Use accreditation status (JCI, national-equivalent) as your primary safety signal, since it's independently verifiable. Treat comparative "Country A is safer than Country B" claims with real skepticism unless backed by a named public source. See colombiamedical.co for Colombia's specific accredited-facility list.
The Takeaway
Accreditation status is the safety signal you can actually verify. Country-level safety rankings, including implicit ones elsewhere on this network, should be read as directional at best.