Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Belgium
Belgium: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 86 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Belgium peaked at 86 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81, in 2000.
That places Belgium 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 81 | — |
| 2001 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6 | 81 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3 | 84 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5 | 85 | 86 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Belgium?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Belgium was 86 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2015.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.