Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Palau
Palau: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 75 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Palau, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Palau recorded 75 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Palau peaked at 77 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69, in 2000.
Palau ranks 78th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69 | — |
| 2001 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 75 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.1 | 69 | 71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 75 | 72 | 77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.25 | 73 | 75 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Palau?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Palau was 75 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 77 in 2017.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 69 in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Palau ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.