Healthcare in Taiwan

Healthcare in Taiwan is administered by the Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Executive Yuan. As with other developed economies, Taiwanese people are well-nourished but face such health problems as chronic obesity and heart disease.^[1] In 2023, Taiwan had 2.3 physicians and 7.3 hospital beds per 1,000 population.^[2] There were 476 hospitals and 23,421 clinics in the country. Per capita health expenditures totaled US$2,522 in 2023.^[3] Health expenditures constituted 7.8% of the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2023; 63% of the expenditures were from public funds.^[3] Overall life expectancy in 2025 is 80.94 years.^[4]

Recent major health issues include the SARS crisis in 2003, though the island was later declared safe by the World Health Organization (WHO).^[1]

According to the Numbeo Health Care Index in 2025, Taiwan has the best healthcare system in the world, scoring 86.5 out of 100,^[5] a slight increase from 86 the previous year.^[6] The 2024 edition of the CEOWORLD Magazine Health Care Index also ranked Taiwan first among 110 countries surveyed, scoring 78.72 out of 100.^[7]