UHC service coverage in Germany

The universal health coverage service index for Germany was 87 out of 100 in 2023.

Universal health coverage service coverage index Index from 0 to 100 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Germany, 2023 87 Index from 0 to 100

Change from 2022 0points 2022: 87

Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 82 Middle value of 27 countries

Position in 2023 10th of 193 See the full ranking

UHC service coverage in Germany over time

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Index from 0 to 100. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Universal health coverage service coverage index (index from 0 to 100), 2000 to 2023
Period	Germany
2023	87
2022	87
2021	86
2020	86
2019	86
2018	86
2017	87
2016	86
2015	86
2014	86
2013	86
2012	85
2011	85
2010	84
2009	83
2008	83
2007	82
2006	82
2005	82
2004	81
2003	81
2002	80
2001	80
2000	79

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is unchanged from 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 86, the figure has changed by +1 points.
Among the 193 countries with data for 2023, Germany has the 10th highest value.

More for Germany

All statistics for Germany

Health spending share of GDP 12.3% 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 81.2 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.3 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 759 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 475 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 65.4% 2025 · Eurostat

Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: UHC_INDEX_REPORTED · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Germany
Provider update: 5 December 2025
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Germany compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 193 countries with a value for 2023.

7 South Korea 88
8 United Kingdom 88
9 United States 88
10 Germany 87
11 Switzerland 87
12 Belgium 86
13 Cuba 86

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What this measures

A summary of how well essential health services reach the population, from 0 to 100, based on 14 tracer indicators of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity (SDG indicator 3.8.1).

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