Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Croatia
Croatia: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Croatia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Croatia recorded 76 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Croatia peaked at 76 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2000.
That places Croatia 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Croatia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69 | — |
| 2001 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76 | +0.0% |
Croatia compared with similar countries
- Croatia's 76 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83, 92% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Croatia's 76 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 80, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71 | 69 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1 | 73 | 75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76 | 76 | 76 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Croatia?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Croatia was 76 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 Croatia?
- The highest recorded value was 76 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Croatia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2000.
- How does Croatia rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Croatia ranks 75th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Croatia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Croatia 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.