UHC service coverage in Iceland
The universal health coverage service index for Iceland was 90 out of 100 in 2023.
Iceland, 2023
90
Change from 2022
0points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2023
84
Position in 2023
2nd of 193
UHC service coverage in Iceland over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Index from 0 to 100. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Iceland |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 90 |
| 2022 | 90 |
| 2021 | 90 |
| 2020 | 90 |
| 2019 | 90 |
| 2018 | 90 |
| 2017 | 88 |
| 2016 | 88 |
| 2015 | 89 |
| 2014 | 89 |
| 2013 | 88 |
| 2012 | 88 |
| 2011 | 86 |
| 2010 | 85 |
| 2009 | 85 |
| 2008 | 84 |
| 2007 | 84 |
| 2006 | 83 |
| 2005 | 83 |
| 2004 | 82 |
| 2003 | 82 |
| 2002 | 81 |
| 2001 | 80 |
| 2000 | 80 |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is unchanged from 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 88, the figure has changed by +2 points.
- Among the 193 countries with data for 2023, Iceland has the 2nd highest value.
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Health spending share of GDP
9.0%
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Life expectancy at birth
82.8 years
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Infant mortality rate
1.4 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
257 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
466d (Definition differs) per 100,000 people
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People reporting good or very good health
72.0%
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