Universal health coverage is a broad concept that has been implemented in several ways. The common denominator for all such programs is some form of government action aimed at extending access to health care as widely as possible and setting minimum standards. Most implement universal health care through legislation, regulation and taxation. Legislation and regulation direct what care must be provided, to whom, and on what basis. Usually some costs are borne by the patient at the time of consumption but the bulk of costs come from a combination of compulsory insurance and tax revenues. Some programs are paid for entirely out of tax revenues. In others tax revenues are used either to fund insurance for the very poor or for those needing long term chronic care. In some cases, government involvement also includes directly managing the health care system, but many countries use mixed public-private systems to deliver universal health care.
The UN has adopted a resolution on universal health care. It may be the next stage after the Millennium Development Goals.[2]
List
Every year, STC survey the health statistics and health care system to rank the best countries in the world. STC takes its data from the World Health Organization.
Methodology
Free Health care: Free health care refers to a publicly funded health care that provides primary services free of charge or a nominal fee to all its citizens, with no exclusions based on income or wealth.[3]
Universal Health Care: Universal health care, sometimes referred to as universal health coverage, universal coverage, or universal care, usually refers to a health care system that provides healthcare and financial protection to more than 90% of the citizens of a particular country.[4]
| COUNTRY | Free Health care | Universal Health Care |
| Libya | Yes | No |
| Armenia | Yes | No |
| Azerbaijan | Yes | No |
| Egypt | Yes | No |
| El Salvador | Yes | No |
| Panama | Yes | No |
| Cabo Verde | Yes | No |
| Viet Nam | Yes | No |
| Kyrgyzstan | Yes | No |
| Morocco | Yes | No |
| Honduras | Yes | No |
| Guatemala | Yes | No |
| Nicaragua | Yes | No |
| South Africa | Yes | No |
| Philippines | Yes | No |
| Mongolia | Yes | No |
| Solomon Islands | Yes | No |
| Bangladesh | Yes | No |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | Yes | No |
| Myanmar | Yes | No |
| Nepal | Yes | No |
| Laos | Yes | No |
| Djibouti | Yes | No |
| Papua New Guinea | Yes | No |
| Uganda | Yes | No |
| Swaziland | Yes | No |
| Ethiopia | Yes | No |
| Tanzania | Yes | No |
| Congo | Yes | No |
| Togo | Yes | No |
| Madagascar | Yes | No |
| Equatorial Guinea | Yes | No |
| Yemen | Yes | No |
| Benin | Yes | No |
| Lesotho | Yes | No |
| Malawi | Yes | No |
| Côte d’Ivoire | Yes | No |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | Yes | No |
| Central African Republic | Yes | No |
| United States of America | No | No |
| Iran | No | No |
| Lebanon | No | No |
| Jordan | No | No |
| Grenada | No | No |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | No | No |
| Iraq | No | No |
| Syrian Arab Republic | No | No |
| Dominican Republic | No | No |
| China | No | No |
| Suriname | No | No |
| Dominica | No | No |
| Marshall Islands | No | No |
| Tajikistan | No | No |
| Micronesia | No | No |
| Turkmenistan | No | No |
| Cambodia | No | No |
| Bolivia | No | No |
| Pakistan | No | No |
| Senegal | No | No |
| Comoros | No | No |
| Sudan | No | No |
| Zimbabwe | No | No |
| Haiti | No | No |
| Kenya | No | No |
| Afghanistan | No | No |
| Mozambique | No | No |
| Cameroon | No | No |
| Eritrea | No | No |
| Mauritania | No | No |
| Guinea-Bissau | No | No |
| Gambia | No | No |
| Niger | No | No |
| Mali | No | No |
| Guinea | No | No |
| Liberia | No | No |
| Angola | No | No |
| Burundi | No | No |
| Nigeria | No | No |
| South Sudan | No | No |
| Chad | No | No |
| Somalia | No | No |
| Sierra Leone | No | No |
| Monaco | Yes | Yes |
| Hong Kong | Yes | Yes |
| Australia | Yes | Yes |
| Finland | Yes | Yes |
| Iceland | Yes | Yes |
| Macau | Yes | Yes |
| Norway | Yes | Yes |
| Sweden | Yes | Yes |
| Switzerland | Yes | Yes |
| Canada | Yes | Yes |
| Denmark | Yes | Yes |
| Germany | Yes | Yes |
| Japan | Yes | Yes |
| Luxembourg | Yes | Yes |
| New Zealand | Yes | Yes |
| France | Yes | Yes |
| Ireland | Yes | No |
| Portugal | Yes | Yes |
| Singapore | Yes | Yes |
| Austria | Yes | Yes |
| Cyprus | Yes | Yes |
| Italy | Yes | Yes |
| Malta | Yes | Yes |
| Netherlands | Yes | Yes |
| Palau | Yes | Yes |
| Spain | Yes | Yes |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Yes | Yes |
| Belgium | Yes | Yes |
| Brunei Darussalam | Yes | Yes |
| Israel | Yes | Yes |
| Niue | Yes | Yes |
| Qatar | Yes | Yes |
| South Korea | Yes | Yes |
| United Kingdom | Yes | Yes |
| Andorra | Yes | Yes |
| Cook Islands | Yes | Yes |
| Slovenia | Yes | Yes |
| Bahrain | Yes | Yes |
| Czech Republic | Yes | Yes |
| Kuwait | Yes | Yes |
| San Marino | Yes | Yes |
| Tuvalu | Yes | Yes |
| United Arab Emirates | Yes | Yes |
| Barbados | Yes | Yes |
| Greece | Yes | Yes |
| Oman | Yes | Yes |
| Saudi Arabia | Yes | Yes |
| Uruguay | Yes | Yes |
| Chile | Yes | Yes |
| Costa Rica | Yes | Yes |
| Cuba | Yes | Yes |
| Estonia | Yes | Yes |
| Slovakia | Yes | Yes |
| Brazil | Yes | Yes |
| Croatia | Yes | Yes |
| Guernsey | Yes | Yes |
| Jersey | Yes | Yes |
| Liechtenstein | Yes | Yes |
| Malaysia | Yes | Yes |
| Mauritius | Yes | Yes |
| Seychelles | Yes | Yes |
| Argentina | Yes | Yes |
| Isle of Man | Yes | Yes |
| Lithuania | Yes | Yes |
| Maldives | Yes | Yes |
| Mexico | Yes | Yes |
| Poland | Yes | Yes |
| Bahamas | Yes | Yes |
| Thailand | Yes | Yes |
| Turkey | Yes | Yes |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Yes | Yes |
| Taiwan | Yes | Yes |
| Venezuela | Yes | Yes |
| Colombia | Yes | Yes |
| Hungary | Yes | Yes |
| Latvia | Yes | Yes |
| Nauru | Yes | Yes |
| Saint Lucia | Yes | Yes |
| Ecuador | Yes | Yes |
| Macedonia | Yes | Yes |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Yes | Yes |
| Jamaica | Yes | Yes |
| Samoa | Yes | Yes |
| Albania | Yes | Yes |
| Belarus | Yes | Yes |
| Montenegro | Yes | Yes |
| Fiji | Yes | Yes |
| Kazakhstan | Yes | Yes |
| Moldova | Yes | Yes |
| Peru | Yes | Yes |
| Romania | Yes | Yes |
| Tunisia | Yes | Yes |
| Russia | Yes | Yes |
| Serbia | Yes | Yes |
| Sri Lanka | Yes | Yes |
| Uzbekistan | Yes | Yes |
| Ukraine | Yes | Yes |
| Paraguay | Yes | Yes |
| Tonga | Yes | Yes |
| Algeria | Yes | Yes |
| Georgia | Yes | Yes |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Yes | Yes |
| Bulgaria | Yes | Yes |
| Vanuatu | Yes | Yes |
| Botswana | Yes | Yes |
| Indonesia | Yes | Yes |
| Bhutan | Yes | Yes |
| Kiribati | Yes | Yes |
| North Korea | Yes | Yes |
| Guyana | Yes | Yes |
| Namibia | Yes | Yes |
| India | Yes | Yes |
| Gabon | Yes | Yes |
| Timor-Leste | Yes | Yes |
| Zambia | Yes | Yes |
| Rwanda | Yes | Yes |
| Burkina Faso | Yes | Yes |
| Belize | No | Yes |
| Ghana | No | Yes |
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