UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 71 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Zimbabwe, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 71 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 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Zimbabwe peaked at 71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42, in 2010.
That places Zimbabwe 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44 | — |
| 2001 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 47 | +11.9% |
| 2012 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 53 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 56 | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 68 | +19.3% |
| 2018 | 57 | -16.2% |
| 2019 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 66 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 71 | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 71 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 71 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 1.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.5 | 43 | 44 | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2 | 42 | 68 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.25 | 61 | 71 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Zimbabwe?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Zimbabwe was 71 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42 in 2010.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Zimbabwe ranks 110th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.