Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Greece
Greece: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Greece, 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 Greece stood at 77.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Greece peaked at 78 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 63, in 2000.
That places Greece 70th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63 | — |
| 2001 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 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 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.5 | 63 | 72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1 | 72 | 76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.25 | 76 | 78 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Greece?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Greece was 77 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 78 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 63 in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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.