Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Spain
Spain: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Spain, 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 Spain stood at 84. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Spain peaked at 84 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2000.
That places Spain 23rd 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 74 | — |
| 2001 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 81 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 83 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 79 | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 84 | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8 | 74 | 77 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3 | 78 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Spain?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Spain was 84 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2014.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Spain ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.