UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 53 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
53
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
139th
of 193 countries
All-time high
60
in 2013
All-time low
28
in 2007
Years of data
24
2000–2023

UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu, 2000–2023

02040602000201120232000: 292001: 292002: 292003: 292004: 292005: 292006: 292007: 282008: 282009: 292010: 292011: 312012: 332013: 602014: 552015: 512016: 482017: 462018: 442019: 492020: 522021: 582022: 522023: 53

Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].

Analysis

In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu stood at 53.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu peaked at 60 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2007.

Vanuatu ranks 139th 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 Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 29
2001 29 +0.0%
2002 29 +0.0%
2003 29 +0.0%
2004 29 +0.0%
2005 29 +0.0%
2006 29 +0.0%
2007 28 -3.4%
2008 28 +0.0%
2009 29 +3.6%
2010 29 +0.0%
2011 31 +6.9%
2012 33 +6.5%
2013 60 +81.8%
2014 55 -8.3%
2015 51 -7.3%
2016 48 -5.9%
2017 46 -4.2%
2018 44 -4.3%
2019 49 +11.4%
2020 52 +6.1%
2021 58 +11.5%
2022 52 -10.3%
2023 53 +1.9%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 53 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 53 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 75, 71% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu 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.

YearChange FromTo
2013 +81.8% 33 60

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.8 28 29 10
2010s 44.6 29 60 10
2020s 53.75 52 58 4

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 139 Comoros 53 compare
  2. 139 Samoa 53 compare
  3. 139 Solomon Islands 53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu?
Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Vanuatu was 53 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 Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 60 in 2013.
What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2007.
How does Vanuatu rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
Vanuatu ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu 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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Indicator
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access
Source
Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO]
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 4,920 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

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.