UHC service coverage index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): UHC service coverage index was 46.81 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for uhc service coverage index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) is 46.81, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 46.81 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.46, in 2003.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.82 | 25.46 | 34.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.51 | 36.83 | 44.48 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.65 | 44.38 | 46.81 | 4 |
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.21 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 15.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 32.02 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.7795 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7648 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Uhc service coverage index in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 46.81 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.81 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.46 in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 43rd out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.