UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Latin America & Caribbean
Latin America & Caribbean: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 78 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Latin America & Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Latin America & Caribbean stood at 78.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Latin America & Caribbean peaked at 83 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6 | 67 | 70 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1 | 69 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80 | 78 | 82 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean
More reference data data for Latin America & Caribbean
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.33 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.16 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.11 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 10.44 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.21 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 87.4% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.09 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.23 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 685,896 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Latin America & Caribbean was 78 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 Latin America & Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Latin America & Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2001.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 6th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean 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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About this data
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.