UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Panama
Panama: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Panama, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
Panama recorded 82 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Panama peaked at 89 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2010.
Panama ranks 81st 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.
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Panama, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 | — |
| 2001 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 73 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 71 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 75 | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 82 | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 81 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 80 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 84 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 82 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 85 | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 89 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 85 | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 82 | -3.5% |
Panama compared with similar countries
- Panama's 82 is below the median for high income countries, which is 90, 91% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Panama's 82 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.3 | 67 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6 | 66 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 86 | 82 | 89 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Panama
- 78 Armenia 83 compare
- 78 North Korea 83 compare
- 78 Palau 83 compare
- 81 Antigua and Barbuda 82 compare
- 81 Montenegro 82 compare
- 81 Seychelles 82 compare
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 82 compare
More reference data data for Panama
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Panama?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Panama was 82 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 Panama?
- The highest recorded value was 89 in 2021.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Panama?
- The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2010.
- How does Panama rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Panama ranks 81st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Panama?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Panama 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.