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Does the constitution explicitly guarantee citizens’ right to medical care?
The right to medical care or services includes language such as “curative services,” “health-care services,” or “disease treatment,” or discussion of the state’s responsibility to restore/rehabilitate health.
No specific provision
means that the constitution does not explicitly mention the right to medical care. This does not mean that the constitution denies this right, but that it does not explicitly include it.
Granted for some groups, not universally
means the constitution explicitly guarantees the right to medical care to some groups, but not to all citizens. Specific groups that are named in constitutions include children, the elderly, the poor, persons with disabilities, women, and ethnic minorities.
Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
means that the constitution protects the right to medical care but does not use language strong enough to be considered a guarantee, or states that these rights will be implemented progressively or within a certain time period. For example, the nation will endeavor to provide access to medical care or will provide medical care within three years.
Guaranteed
right
means that the constitution explicitly guarantees the right to medical care to citizens in authoritative language. For example, constitutions in this category might guarantee citizens’ right to medical services or make it the State’s responsibility to ensure the protection of the right to medical care.
Guaranteed free
means that the constitution explicitly guarantees the right to free medical care to citizens in authoritative language.
Countries
Liberia
- No specific provision
Hungary
- No specific provision
Jamaica
- No specific provision
Israel
- No specific provision
Ireland
- No specific provision
St. Kitts and Nevis
- No specific provision
St. Lucia
- No specific provision
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
- No specific provision
India
- No specific provision
Iceland
- No specific provision
Guinea-Bissau
- No specific provision
Jordan
- No specific provision
Guinea
- No specific provision
Papua New Guinea
- No specific provision
Greenland
- No specific provision
Greece
- No specific provision
Germany
- No specific provision
Gabon
- No specific provision
France
- No specific provision
Sweden
- No specific provision
Estonia
- No specific provision
Japan
- No specific provision
Sri Lanka
- No specific provision
Dominica
- No specific provision
Sao Tome and Principe
- No specific provision
Norway
- No specific provision
New Zealand
- No specific provision
The Netherlands
- No specific provision
Nauru
- No specific provision
Namibia
- No specific provision
Rwanda
- No specific provision
Samoa
- No specific provision
San Marino
- No specific provision
Monaco
- No specific provision
Mauritius
- No specific provision
Kiribati
- No specific provision
Mauritania
- No specific provision
Malta
- No specific provision
Mali
- No specific provision
Malaysia
- No specific provision
Luxembourg
- No specific provision
Singapore
- No specific provision
Lebanon
- No specific provision
Solomon Islands
- No specific provision
Republic of Korea
- No specific provision
Tanzania
- No specific provision
Grenada
- No specific provision
Djibouti
- No specific provision
Belize
- No specific provision
Canada
- No specific provision
Cameroon
- No specific provision
United Kingdom
- No specific provision
Burkina Faso
- No specific provision
United States of America
- No specific provision
Brunei
- No specific provision
Botswana
- No specific provision
Denmark
- No specific provision
Benin
- No specific provision
Vanuatu
- No specific provision
Tuvalu
- No specific provision
Barbados
- No specific provision
Bahamas
- No specific provision
Austria
- No specific provision
Australia
- No specific provision
Argentina
- No specific provision
Antigua and Barbuda
- No specific provision
Zambia
- No specific provision
Andorra
- No specific provision
Algeria
- No specific provision
Chad
- No specific provision
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- No specific provision
Tonga
- No specific provision
Democratic Republic of the Congo
- No specific provision
Cyprus
- No specific provision
Costa Rica
- No specific provision
Trinidad and Tobago
- No specific provision
Republic of the Congo
- No specific provision
Togo
- No specific provision
Italy
- Guaranteed for some groups, not universally
Senegal
- Guaranteed for some groups, not universally
Mexico
- Guaranteed for some groups, not universally
Uruguay
- Guaranteed for some groups, not universally
Pakistan
- Guaranteed for some groups, not universally
Honduras
- Guaranteed for some groups, not universally
Maldives
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Malawi
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Madagascar
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Switzerland
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Bangladesh
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Eritrea
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Ethiopia
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Moldova
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Morocco
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Equatorial Guinea
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Nigeria
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
The Philippines
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Palau
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Sudan
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Guyana
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Eswatini
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
China
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Türkiye
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Uganda
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Suriname
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Comoros
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Cambodia
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Ghana
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Kenya
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Brazil
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
The Gambia
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Sierra Leone
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Lesotho
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Laos
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Bhutan
- Aspirational or subject to progressive realization
Qatar
- Guaranteed right
Tunisia
- Guaranteed right
Timor-Leste
- Guaranteed right
United Arab Emirates
- Guaranteed right
Poland
- Guaranteed right
Portugal
- Guaranteed right
Thailand
- Guaranteed right
Syria
- Guaranteed right
Venezuela
- Guaranteed right
Uzbekistan
- Guaranteed right
Romania
- Guaranteed right
Yemen
- Guaranteed right
Somalia
- Guaranteed right
Serbia
- Guaranteed right
Vietnam
- Guaranteed right
South Africa
- Guaranteed right
Saudi Arabia
- Guaranteed right
Spain
- Guaranteed right
Peru
- Guaranteed right
Zimbabwe
- Guaranteed right
Paraguay
- Guaranteed right
Croatia
- Guaranteed right
Indonesia
- Guaranteed right
Panama
- Guaranteed right
Guatemala
- Guaranteed right
Georgia
- Guaranteed right
Finland
- Guaranteed right
Fiji
- Guaranteed right
El Salvador
- Guaranteed right
Egypt
- Guaranteed right
Dominican Republic
- Guaranteed right
Cote d'Ivoire
- Guaranteed right
Iraq
- Guaranteed right
Colombia
- Guaranteed right
Chile
- Guaranteed right
Central African Republic
- Guaranteed right
Cabo Verde
- Guaranteed right
Burundi
- Guaranteed right
Belgium
- Guaranteed right
Bahrain
- Guaranteed right
Azerbaijan
- Guaranteed right
Angola
- Guaranteed right
Iran
- Guaranteed right
Haiti
- Guaranteed right
Marshall Islands
- Guaranteed right
Liechtenstein
- Guaranteed right
Mongolia
- Guaranteed right
Federated States of Micronesia
- Guaranteed right
Myanmar
- Guaranteed right
North Macedonia
- Guaranteed right
Lithuania
- Guaranteed right
Mozambique
- Guaranteed right
Montenegro
- Guaranteed right
Libya
- Guaranteed right
Albania
- Guaranteed right
Nicaragua
- Guaranteed right
Niger
- Guaranteed right
Latvia
- Guaranteed right
Kuwait
- Guaranteed right
Oman
- Guaranteed right
Nepal
- Guaranteed free
Bolivia
- Guaranteed free
Bulgaria
- Guaranteed free
Armenia
- Guaranteed free
Russian Federation
- Guaranteed free
Belarus
- Guaranteed free
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Guaranteed free
Ukraine
- Guaranteed free
Turkmenistan
- Guaranteed free
Kazakhstan
- Guaranteed free
Cuba
- Guaranteed free
Czech Republic
- Guaranteed free
Ecuador
- Guaranteed free
Tajikistan
- Guaranteed free
Slovakia
- Guaranteed free
Slovenia
- Guaranteed free
Kyrgyzstan
- Guaranteed free
South Sudan
- Guaranteed free
Afghanistan
- Guaranteed free
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