Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 84 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in United Arab Emirates peaked at 84 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2005.
That places United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 74 | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 76 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 79 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 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 | 72.8 | 71 | 74 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.2 | 72 | 84 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 84 | 84 | 4 |
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 287 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0238 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 0.2139 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in United Arab Emirates?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2005.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 23rd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.