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Which Countries Have Universal Health Coverage?
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Universal Health Coverage (UHC) means that everyone has access to a full range of health services—from emergency interventions to palliative care—without financial difficulty.
In this graphic, we use data from CEOWorld Magazine to visualize the countries that have UHC versus those that do not, along with how UHC coverage breaks down in terms of the global population.
The State of Universal Health Coverage in the World
In 2024, 73 of the 195 countries worldwide had UHC, resulting in around 69% of the world’s population having some form of universal healthcare.
CountryUHC? Albania 🇦🇱Yes Algeria 🇩🇿Yes Argentina 🇦🇷Yes Australia 🇦🇺Yes Austria 🇦🇹Yes Bahamas 🇧🇸Yes Belgium 🇧🇪Yes Bhutan 🇧🇹Yes Botswana 🇧🇼Yes Brazil 🇧🇷Yes Bulgaria 🇧🇬Yes Burkina Faso 🇧🇫Yes Canada 🇨🇦Yes Chile 🇨🇱Yes China 🇨🇳Yes Colombia 🇨🇴Yes Costa Rica 🇨🇷Yes Croatia 🇭🇷Yes Cuba 🇨🇺Yes Czech Republic 🇨🇿Yes Denmark 🇩🇰Yes Egypt 🇪🇬Yes Finland 🇫🇮Yes France 🇫🇷Yes Georgia 🇬🇪Yes Germany 🇩🇪Yes Ghana 🇬🇭Yes Greece 🇬🇷Yes Hong Kong 🇭🇰Yes Iceland 🇮🇸Yes India 🇮🇳Yes Indonesia 🇮🇩Yes Ireland 🇮🇪Yes Israel 🇮🇱Yes Italy 🇮🇹Yes Japan 🇯🇵Yes Kuwait 🇰🇼Yes Liechtenstein 🇱🇮Yes Luxembourg 🇱🇺Yes Macau 🇲🇴Yes Malaysia 🇲🇾Yes Maldives 🇲🇻Yes Mauritius 🇲🇺Yes Mexico 🇲🇽Yes Morocco 🇲🇦Yes Netherlands 🇳🇱Yes New Zealand 🇳🇿Yes North Korea 🇰🇵Yes Norway 🇳🇴Yes Pakistan 🇵🇰Yes Peru 🇵🇪Yes Philippines 🇵🇭Yes Poland 🇵🇱Yes Portugal 🇵🇹Yes Romania 🇷🇴Yes Russia 🇷🇺Yes