Trends in future health financing and coverage: future health spending and universal health coverage in 188 countries, 2016–40
Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires health financing systems that provide prepaid
pooled resources for key health services without placing undue financial stress on households. Understanding
current and future trajectories of health financing is vital for progress towards UHC. We used historical health
financing data for 188 countries from 1995 to 2015 to estimate future scenarios of health spending and pooled health
spending through to 2040.