Universal health coverage index in Belgium
Belgium: Universal health coverage index was 86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index in Belgium, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index in Belgium is 86, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Belgium peaked at 86 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 81, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 12th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.6 | 81 | 84 | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.3 | 84 | 86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5 | 85 | 86 | 4 |
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More health data for Belgium
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,160 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 59 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 70,276 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 67,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 70,043 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 67,217 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 68,927 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 65,945 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index in Belgium?
- Universal health coverage index in Belgium was 86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 86 in 2015.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for universal health coverage index?
- Belgium ranks 12th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Universal health coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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