Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Eswatini
Eswatini: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Eswatini, 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 Eswatini is 72, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Eswatini peaked at 72 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51, in 2000.
Eswatini ranks 96th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Eswatini, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51 | — |
| 2001 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 67 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 70 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 72 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.4 | 51 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.2 | 63 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.75 | 66 | 72 | 4 |
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More health data for Eswatini
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.9 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6228 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,406 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 206 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.004 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Eswatini?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Eswatini was 72 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 72 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 in 2000.
- How does Eswatini rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Eswatini ranks 96th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.