Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Timor-Leste, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Timor-Leste recorded 48 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Timor-Leste peaked at 48 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.
That places Timor-Leste 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 34 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 44 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.2 | 30 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42 | 38 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47 | 45 | 48 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Timor-Leste?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Timor-Leste was 48 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 Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Timor-Leste ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.