Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in France
France: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in France, 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 France is 82, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in France peaked at 82 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 78, in 2000.
That places France 38th 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 France, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78 | — |
| 2001 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 81 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.7 | 78 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.3 | 79 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82 | 82 | 82 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in France?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in France was 82 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 82 in 2013.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 78 in 2000.
- How does France rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- France ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.