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Taiwan National Health Insurance Covers 99.9% of People

NHIA says the NHI system covers 99.9% of people and all medically necessary services.

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Taiwan National Health Insurance Covers 99.9% of People: NHIA says the NHI system covers 99.9% of people and all medically necessary services.

What the Data Shows

Taiwan’s NHI coverage shows the scale of its single-payer health system. NHIA lists coverage at 99.9% of people and says the system covers all medically necessary services and drugs. The same official statistics place health spending at 6.1% of GDP and US$1,697 per person, giving the coverage figure an affordability frame.

Data table

NHI coverage 99.9% People covered
Services covered All necessary Services/drugs
Health workforce 143.4 per 10k people
Beds available 72.1 per 10k people
GDP share 6.1% health spending
Per capita US$1,697 health spending

Data notes & caveats

NHIA page timestamp is 2022-09-05. Treat values as the published NHI profile snapshot, not a full 2025 health-expenditure account.

Methodology

Uses NHIA important statistics for the NHI system. Coverage is population coverage; access metrics are per 10,000 population, and affordability metrics are health spending as a GDP share and per capita.