UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Nigeria
Nigeria: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 39 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 39 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Nigeria peaked at 40 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2020.
Nigeria ranks 158th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 32 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 30 | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 32 | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 35 | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 38 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 35 | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 34 | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 32 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 27 | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 35 | +29.6% |
| 2022 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2023 | 39 | +5.4% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 39 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 39 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.4 | 29 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.6 | 29 | 40 | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.5 | 27 | 39 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More reference data data for Nigeria
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Nigeria?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Nigeria was 39 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 40 in 2016.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2020.
- How does Nigeria rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Nigeria ranks 158th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.