UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 83 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
78th
of 193 countries
All-time high
92
in 2021
All-time low
73
in 2011
Years of data
24
2000–2023

UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, 2000–2023

0204060801002000201120232000: 842001: 842002: 842003: 842004: 842005: 842006: 842007: 842008: 842009: 842010: 842011: 732012: 812013: 862014: 882015: 902016: 902017: 882018: 862019: 882020: 892021: 922022: 912023: 83

Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].

Analysis

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea recorded 83 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea peaked at 92 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2011.

Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 78th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84 84 84 10
2010s 85.4 73 90 10
2020s 88.75 83 92 4

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Frequently asked questions

What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea was 83 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 92 in 2021.
What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2011.
How does Democratic People’s Republic of Korea rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea ranks 78th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic People’s Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access
Source
Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO]
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,920 data points, 2000–2023
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UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access is based on three tracer indicators (i) hospital access, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health security. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.