United Kingdom
Country in Europe
In brief
Health spending, share of GDP: 11.1% (2024). World rank 16 of 193; in Europe, 6 of 44. Access to safe drinking water: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 206 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 47. Access to clean cooking fuels: 100% (2024). World rank 1 of 192 (1 = best); in Europe, 1 of 43. From 2014 to 2024: health spending 10% → 11.1% (share of GDP), health spending per person $4,733 → $5,860, and out-of-pocket health spending 15.7% → 14.6% (share of total). Better than all its neighbours (Ireland): higher education enrolment, access to safe drinking water, access to basic sanitation, adults who use tobacco, and overweight adults. Worse than all its neighbours (Ireland): secondary school enrolment, doctors per 1,000 people, nurses and midwives per 1,000 people, hospital beds per 1,000 people, and children vaccinated against measles.