Universal health coverage index — all countries

Universal health coverage index — Sweden

Universal health coverage index in Sweden in 2023 — 85 index. Ranked 16 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 21.4%.

2023 85 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 16of 195
Period maximum 85 index2020
Period minimum 70 index2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–100

Universal health coverage index — Sweden, 2000–2023707580852000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 70 index2001: 71 index2002: 72 index2003: 73 index2004: 74 index2005: 75 index2006: 76 index2007: 77 index2008: 78 index2009: 79 index2010: 79 index2011: 80 index2012: 82 index2013: 82 index2014: 82 index2015: 83 index2016: 83 index2017: 84 index2018: 84 index2019: 84 index2020: 85 index2021: 85 index2022: 85 index2023: 85 index
Change over the period: +15 (+21.43%) Average annual rate: 0.85 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Sweden 85 index
World computed 71.1 index
Europe & Central Asia computed 81.5 index
Northern Europe computed 86.6 index
High-income countries computed 85.2 index
Universal health coverage index — Sweden, by year Sweden All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 85 +0 +0%
2022 85 +0 +0%
2021 85 +0 +0%
2020 85 +1 +1.19%
2019 84 +0 +0%
2018 84 +0 +0%
2017 84 +1 +1.2%
2016 83 +0 +0%
2015 83 +1 +1.22%
2014 82 +0 +0%
2013 82 +0 +0%
2012 82 +2 +2.5%
2011 80 +1 +1.27%
2010 79 +0 +0%
2009 79 +1 +1.28%
2008 78 +1 +1.3%
2007 77 +1 +1.32%
2006 76 +1 +1.33%
2005 75 +1 +1.35%
2004 74 +1 +1.37%
2003 73 +1 +1.39%
2002 72 +1 +1.41%
2001 71 +1 +1.43%
2000 70

Northern Europe, 2023

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

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.