Norway's UHC service coverage index was 89 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 3.49% from 86 in 2013 (0.34% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 89 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 87 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 86 | 2013 |
| Highest | 89 | 2022 |
| Lowest | 73 | 2000 |
| Average since 2014 | 87.6 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 73 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Norway's UHC service coverage index did not change 0 on 2022 (from 89 to 89).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.73 and a typical year strayed about 0.55 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 in 2001. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.3 a year. A straight line explains 90% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
A straight-line projection, tested first
Extending that straight line gives about 90.01 for 2026. We show this only because the same method, fitted on earlier years, predicted 2021 to 2023 better than "no change" would have: its average miss was 0.47, against 0.67 for assuming no change. Treat it as a continuation of the recent pattern, not a forecast of events: it cannot see a recession, a policy change or a revision to the data.
See how a linear trend forecast works and the guide on forecasting without fooling yourself.
How it compares
In 2023, Norway had the 3rd highest value of the 193 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Norway | 89 | 2023 |
| World | 71 | 2023 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 82 | 2023 |
| High income | 85.18 | 2023 |
Closest to Norway in the 2023 ranking
- Iceland — 2nd of 193: 90
- Australia — 3rd of 193: 89
- New Zealand — 4th of 193: 89
- Korea, Rep. — 6th of 193: 88
- Singapore — 7th of 193: 88
- United Kingdom — 8th of 193: 88
What this measures
A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 24 values
| Year | UHC service coverage index |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 89 |
| 2022 | 89 |
| 2021 | 88 |
| 2020 | 88 |
| 2019 | 88 |
| 2018 | 87 |
| 2017 | 87 |
| 2016 | 87 |
| 2015 | 87 |
| 2014 | 86 |
| 2013 | 86 |
UHC service coverage index in nearby economies
More health data for Norway
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 4.81% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 4.98% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 434,827 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 15.63% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 458,643 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 16.22% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 893,470 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 15.92% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.19% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male (% of male population)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Norway's UHC service coverage index?
- 89 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 21.92% from 73 in 2000 (0.87% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 89 in 2022 and the lowest 73 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank?
- 3rd highest of 193 economies with data for 2023.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_SCI, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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