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Universal health coverage index

A composite estimate of how far the population is supplied with the medical care it needs. A scale from 0 to 100.

Unit: index, 0–100 Period: 2000–2023 Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO)
Source: WHO · About the indicator
Average: 68.4 index Countries: 195

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country. For all of them that is 2023.

Universal health coverage index, 2023

Top-20 · index, 0–100

Universal health coverage index, 20238486889092CanadaCanada: 92 index92IcelandIceland: 90 index90AustraliaAustralia: 89 index89New ZealandNew Zealand: 89 index89NorwayNorway: 89 index89SingaporeSingapore: 88 index88South KoreaSouth Korea: 88 index88United KingdomUnited Kingdom: 88 index88United StatesUnited States: 88 index88GermanyGermany: 87 index87SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 87 index87BelgiumBelgium: 86 index86CubaCuba: 86 index86FinlandFinland: 86 index86JapanJapan: 86 index86ChinaChina: 85 index85DenmarkDenmark: 85 index85IsraelIsrael: 85 index85MonacoMonaco: 85 index85NetherlandsNetherlands: 85 index85

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Universal health coverage index — 2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CA Canada 92 2023 1
2 IS Iceland 90 2023 2
3 AU Australia 89 2023 3
4 NZ New Zealand 89 2023 3
5 NO Norway 89 2023 3
6 SG Singapore 88 2023 6
7 KR South Korea 88 2023 6
8 GB United Kingdom 88 2023 6
9 US United States 88 2023 6
10 DE Germany 87 2023 10
11 CH Switzerland 87 2023 10
12 BE Belgium 86 2023 12
13 CU Cuba 86 2023 12
14 FI Finland 86 2023 12
15 JP Japan 86 2023 12
16 CN China 85 2023 16
17 DK Denmark 85 2023 16
18 IL Israel 85 2023 16
19 MC Monaco 85 2023 16
20 NL Netherlands 85 2023 16
21 SE Sweden 85 2023 16
22 UY Uruguay 85 2023 16
23 AT Austria 84 2023 23
24 BR Brazil 84 2023 23
25 BN Brunei Darussalam 84 2023 23
26 CL Chile 84 2023 23
27 CR Costa Rica 84 2023 23
28 KW Kuwait 84 2023 23
29 QA Qatar 84 2023 23
30 SI Slovenia 84 2023 23
31 ES Spain 84 2023 23
32 AE United Arab Emirates 84 2023 23
33 CZ Czechia 83 2023 33
34 KZ Kazakhstan 83 2023 33
35 LU Luxembourg 83 2023 33
36 PT Portugal 83 2023 33
37 SA Saudi Arabia 83 2023 33
38 BB Barbados 82 2023 38
39 CO Colombia 82 2023 38
40 FR France 82 2023 38
41 IE Ireland 82 2023 38
42 IT Italy 82 2023 38
43 MT Malta 82 2023 38
44 PA Panama 82 2023 38
45 PL Poland 82 2023 38
46 TH Thailand 82 2023 38
47 AG Antigua and Barbuda 81 2023 47
48 IR Iran 81 2023 47
49 RU Russia 81 2023 47
50 TM Turkmenistan 81 2023 47
51 AR Argentina 80 2023 51
52 BS Bahamas 80 2023 51
53 BY Belarus 80 2023 51
54 HU Hungary 80 2023 51
55 MY Malaysia 80 2023 51
56 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 80 2023 51
57 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 80 2023 51
58 SC Seychelles 80 2023 51
59 UA Ukraine 80 2023 51
60 SV El Salvador 79 2023 60
61 EE Estonia 79 2023 60
62 MX Mexico 79 2023 60
63 PY Paraguay 79 2023 60
64 UZ Uzbekistan 79 2023 60
65 BH Bahrain 78 2023 65
66 EC Ecuador 78 2023 65
67 GD Grenada 78 2023 65
68 LT Lithuania 78 2023 65
69 SK Slovakia 78 2023 65
70 GR Greece 77 2023 70
71 LV Latvia 77 2023 70
72 KP North Korea 77 2023 70
73 RO Romania 77 2023 70
74 TR Türkiye 77 2023 70
75 HR Croatia 76 2023 75
76 CY Cyprus 76 2023 75
77 TN Tunisia 76 2023 75
78 AD Andorra 75 2023 78
79 CK Cook Islands 75 2023 78
80 DM Dominica 75 2023 78
81 MU Mauritius 75 2023 78
82 PW Palau 75 2023 78
83 LC Saint Lucia 75 2023 78
84 TT Trinidad and Tobago 75 2023 78
85 VE Venezuela 75 2023 78
86 JM Jamaica 74 2023 86
87 JO Jordan 74 2023 86
88 KG Kyrgyzstan 74 2023 86
89 SM San Marino 74 2023 86
90 ZA South Africa 74 2023 86
91 SR Suriname 74 2023 86
92 BG Bulgaria 73 2023 92
93 DO Dominican Republic 73 2023 92
94 GY Guyana 73 2023 92
95 OM Oman 73 2023 92
96 RS Serbia 73 2023 92
97 SZ Eswatini 72 2023 97
98 LK Sri Lanka 72 2023 97
99 TJ Tajikistan 72 2023 97
100 AL Albania 71 2023 100
101 CV Cabo Verde 71 2023 100
102 EG Egypt 71 2023 100
103 GE Georgia 71 2023 100
104 LY Libya 71 2023 100
105 MV Maldives 71 2023 100
106 MD Moldova 71 2023 100
107 TO Tonga 71 2023 100
108 VN Vietnam 71 2023 100
109 DZ Algeria 70 2023 109
110 BZ Belize 70 2023 109
111 MN Mongolia 70 2023 109
112 ME Montenegro 70 2023 109
113 NI Nicaragua 70 2023 109
114 SY Syria 70 2023 109
115 AM Armenia 69 2023 115
116 BT Bhutan 69 2023 115
117 FJ Fiji 69 2023 115
118 IN India 69 2023 115
119 MK North Macedonia 69 2023 115
120 PH Philippines 69 2023 115
121 PE Peru 68 2023 121
122 AZ Azerbaijan 67 2023 122
123 BO Bolivia 67 2023 122
124 ID Indonesia 67 2023 122
125 LB Lebanon 67 2023 122
126 NU Niue 67 2023 122
127 MH Marshall Islands 66 2023 127
128 NA Namibia 66 2023 127
129 FM Micronesia 65 2023 129
130 MA Morocco 65 2023 129
131 PS Palestine 65 2023 129
132 TV Tuvalu 65 2023 129
133 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 64 2023 133
134 HN Honduras 64 2023 133
135 IQ Iraq 64 2023 133
136 LA Laos 64 2023 133
137 KH Cambodia 62 2023 137
138 NR Nauru 62 2023 137
139 WS Samoa 62 2023 137
140 ZM Zambia 62 2023 137
141 BW Botswana 60 2023 141
142 ST Sao Tome and Principe 60 2023 141
143 RW Rwanda 59 2023 143
144 ZW Zimbabwe 59 2023 143
145 GT Guatemala 58 2023 145
146 NP Nepal 58 2023 145
147 KE Kenya 57 2023 147
148 GH Ghana 56 2023 148
149 PK Pakistan 56 2023 148
150 LS Lesotho 55 2023 150
151 BD Bangladesh 54 2023 151
152 UG Uganda 54 2023 151
153 GM Gambia 53 2023 153
154 KM Comoros 52 2023 154
155 MW Malawi 52 2023 154
156 MM Myanmar 52 2023 154
157 VU Vanuatu 52 2023 154
158 KI Kiribati 51 2023 158
159 MZ Mozambique 50 2023 159
160 GQ Equatorial Guinea 49 2023 160
161 LR Liberia 49 2023 160
162 TZ Tanzania 49 2023 160
163 BI Burundi 48 2023 163
164 CM Cameroon 48 2023 163
165 GA Gabon 48 2023 163
166 SN Senegal 48 2023 163
167 SL Sierra Leone 48 2023 163
168 SD Sudan 48 2023 163
169 TL Timor-Leste 48 2023 163
170 BF Burkina Faso 47 2023 170
171 DJ Djibouti 47 2023 170
172 NG Nigeria 47 2023 170
173 SB Solomon Islands 47 2023 170
174 CI Côte d'Ivoire 46 2023 174
175 CG Republic of the Congo 45 2023 175
176 AO Angola 44 2023 176
177 HT Haiti 44 2023 176
178 GN Guinea 43 2023 178
179 GW Guinea-Bissau 43 2023 178
180 YE Yemen 43 2023 178
181 AF Afghanistan 42 2023 181
182 TG Togo 42 2023 181
183 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 41 2023 183
184 ML Mali 41 2023 183
185 SS South Sudan 41 2023 183
186 ER Eritrea 40 2023 186
187 MR Mauritania 40 2023 186
188 CF Central African Republic 39 2023 188
189 NE Niger 39 2023 188
190 BJ Benin 38 2023 190
191 ET Ethiopia 33 2023 191
192 MG Madagascar 33 2023 191
193 PG Papua New Guinea 32 2023 193
194 SO Somalia 30 2023 194
195 TD Chad 26 2023 195
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Maximum 92 index
Median 72 index
Minimum 26 index
World 71.1 index

About the indicator

The index of coverage with essential health services — indicator 3.8.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals. WHO brings four groups of services into it: maternal and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, service capacity and access. The scale runs from 0 to 100, where 100 means full coverage of the population with the care it needs. This is the only composite measure of universal coverage recognized in the UN indicator framework.

Important: The index measures coverage with services, but not their quality and not financial protection: a country can have high coverage alongside payments that ruin people. The second indicator of target 3.8 is precisely the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
index, 0–100
Observation period
2000–2023
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO
Dataset
Global Health Observatory

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