Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile
Chile: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile is 84, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile peaked at 84 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2000.
That places Chile 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 | — |
| 2001 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 74 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 82 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 84 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68 | 64 | 71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78 | 73 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.75 | 82 | 84 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Chile was 84 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2000.
- How does Chile rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Chile ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile 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.