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Italy - UHC Service Coverage Index 89

World Bank UHC · updated 2026-10-03 · 196 economies tracked

Latest value

89 (2023)

Global rank

##49 of 196 economies

vs global median

1.2×

Growth since 2000

0.98×

Ranking Race — UHC Service Coverage Index

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#91#109200020052010201520202023#27#492018 overtook Slovak Republic2023 overtook Brunei Darussalam
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Real annual global ranks, 2000 - 2023. Italy climbed from #27 to #49 (overtook Slovak Republic). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Italy ↓

Key Events — Italy

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2011
Sovereign debt crisis curated

Bond yields spike; Berlusconi resigns amid crisis management.

2018
Overtook Slovak Republic in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 shock curated

One of Europe's largest GDP contractions on record.

2021
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Brunei Darussalam in global rank auto

UHC Service Coverage Index, 2000-2023

World Bank UHC · index (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2000200520102015202020238991.6794.3397
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