Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Iceland
Iceland: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 90 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Iceland, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 90 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 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Iceland peaked at 90 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 2nd 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80 | — |
| 2001 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.4 | 80 | 85 | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1 | 85 | 90 | 10 |
| 2020s | 90 | 90 | 90 | 4 |
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- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Iceland?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Iceland was 90 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 90 in 2018.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Iceland ranks 2nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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.