Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Maldives
Maldives: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Maldives, 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 Maldives stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Maldives peaked at 71 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2000.
Maldives ranks 99th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Maldives, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52 | — |
| 2001 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 62 | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 64 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66 | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 68 | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 71 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.3 | 52 | 67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.3 | 66 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69 | 68 | 71 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Maldives?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Maldives was 71 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2000.
- How does Maldives rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Maldives ranks 99th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.