Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Panama
Panama: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Panama, 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 Panama is 82, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Panama peaked at 83 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70, in 2000.
That places Panama 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | — |
| 2001 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 78 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 82 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 82 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9 | 70 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1 | 73 | 81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.25 | 82 | 83 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Panama?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Panama was 82 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 in 2000.
- How does Panama rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Panama ranks 38th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.