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Universal health coverage index — Canada

Universal health coverage index in Canada in 2023 — 92 index. Ranked 1 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 12.2%.

2023 92 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 1of 195
Period maximum 92 index2017
Period minimum 82 index2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–100

Universal health coverage index — Canada, 2000–20238082.58587.59092.52000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 82 index2001: 83 index2002: 84 index2003: 84 index2004: 85 index2005: 85 index2006: 86 index2007: 86 index2008: 87 index2009: 87 index2010: 87 index2011: 90 index2012: 90 index2013: 91 index2014: 91 index2015: 91 index2016: 91 index2017: 92 index2018: 92 index2019: 92 index2020: 92 index2021: 92 index2022: 92 index2023: 92 index
Change over the period: +10 (+12.2%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Canada

Canada 92 index
World computed 71.1 index
High-income countries computed 85.2 index
Universal health coverage index — Canada, by year Canada All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 92 +0 +0%
2022 92 +0 +0%
2021 92 +0 +0%
2020 92 +0 +0%
2019 92 +0 +0%
2018 92 +0 +0%
2017 92 +1 +1.1%
2016 91 +0 +0%
2015 91 +0 +0%
2014 91 +0 +0%
2013 91 +1 +1.11%
2012 90 +0 +0%
2011 90 +3 +3.45%
2010 87 +0 +0%
2009 87 +0 +0%
2008 87 +1 +1.16%
2007 86 +0 +0%
2006 86 +1 +1.18%
2005 85 +0 +0%
2004 85 +1 +1.19%
2003 84 +0 +0%
2002 84 +1 +1.2%
2001 83 +1 +1.22%
2000 82 — —

Northern America, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

CA Canada 92 US United States 88
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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.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

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