Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Norway
Norway: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 89 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Norway, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Norway is 89, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Norway peaked at 89 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2000.
Norway ranks 3rd 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 86 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 86 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 87 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 89 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4 | 73 | 83 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.1 | 84 | 88 | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.5 | 88 | 89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 1 Canada 92 compare
- 2 Iceland 90 compare
- 3 Australia 89 compare
- 3 New Zealand 89 compare
- 6 Singapore 88 compare
- 6 South Korea 88 compare
- 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88 compare
- 6 United States 88 compare
More health data for Norway
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -7.69 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.337 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,212 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 0.8319 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0216 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Norway?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Norway was 89 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Norway ranks 3rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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.