UHC service coverage in Portugal

The universal health coverage service index for Portugal was 83 out of 100 in 2023.

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

Portugal, 2023 83 Index from 0 to 100

Change from 2022 −1points 2022: 84

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

Position in 2023 36th of 193 See the full ranking

UHC service coverage in Portugal 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	Portugal
2023	83
2022	84
2021	83
2020	83
2019	83
2018	83
2017	84
2016	84
2015	84
2014	84
2013	84
2012	84
2011	83
2010	83
2009	83
2008	83
2007	83
2006	83
2005	82
2004	82
2003	82
2002	81
2001	81
2000	81

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −1 points from 84 in 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 84, the figure has changed by −1 points.
Among the 193 countries with data for 2023, Portugal has the 36th highest value.

More for Portugal

All statistics for Portugal

Health spending share of GDP 10.2% 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth 82.5 years 2024 · Eurostat Infant mortality rate 3.0 per 1,000 live births 2024 · Eurostat Hospital beds 331 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat Practising physicians 431 per 100,000 people 2024 · Eurostat People reporting good or very good health 52.6% 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 Portugal
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 Portugal compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 193 countries with a value for 2023.

33 Czechia 83
34 Kazakhstan 83
35 Luxembourg 83
36 Portugal 83
37 Saudi Arabia 83
38 Barbados 82
39 Colombia 82

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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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