UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia
Namibia: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 87 in 2023. ▬ Flat
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
Namibia recorded 87 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia peaked at 87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2018.
That places Namibia 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 70 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 59 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 64 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 86 | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 87 | +1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.4% | 67 | 86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8 | 69 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3 | 59 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.25 | 65 | 87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 59 Azerbaijan 87 compare
- 59 Cyprus 87 compare
- 59 Maldives 87 compare
- 59 Mongolia 87 compare
- 59 Qatar 87 compare
- 59 Tajikistan 87 compare
- 59 Trinidad and Tobago 87 compare
More reference data data for Namibia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0579 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0157 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1306 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0853 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia was 87 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Namibia ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia 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.