UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Saint Lucia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
Saint Lucia recorded 74 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Saint Lucia peaked at 88 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 52, in 2005.
Saint Lucia ranks 102nd 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 Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54 | — |
| 2001 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 54 | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 61 | +10.9% |
| 2012 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 63 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 77 | +20.3% |
| 2016 | 84 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 79 | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85 | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 88 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 84 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 71 | -15.5% |
| 2023 | 74 | +4.2% |
Saint Lucia compared with similar countries
- Saint Lucia's 74 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Saint Lucia's 74 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 74, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1 | 52 | 57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.8 | 55 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.25 | 71 | 88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Saint Lucia
- 102 Andorra 74 compare
- 102 Sri Lanka 74 compare
- 105 Costa Rica 73 compare
- 105 El Salvador 73 compare
- 105 Tunisia 73 compare
More reference data data for Saint Lucia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Saint Lucia?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Saint Lucia was 74 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 88 in 2020.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 52 in 2005.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Saint Lucia ranks 102nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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.