Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in China
China: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in China, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in China stood at 85. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in China peaked at 85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2000.
That places China 16th 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 China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 | — |
| 2001 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6 | 64 | 72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78 | 73 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 83 | 85 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in China?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in China was 85 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2000.
- How does China rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- China ranks 16th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.