Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Germany
Germany: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 87 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Germany, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 87 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Germany peaked at 87 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2000.
Germany ranks 10th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79 | — |
| 2001 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 86 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 87 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.3 | 79 | 83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7 | 84 | 87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5 | 86 | 87 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Germany?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Germany was 87 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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.