Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 77 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of stood at 77.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 80 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2000.
That places Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | — |
| 2001 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 77 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9 | 70 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7 | 73 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.25 | 76 | 80 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2016.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2000.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 70th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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.