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Universal Health Care (UHC) Service Coverage Index, 2021

This index by the WHO measures coverage of essential primary health care services among the general and most disadvantaged populations on a scale of 0 (worst) to 100 (best). It consists of a weighted average of coverage of selected interventions across four areas: 1) reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health: family planning, pregnancy care, child immunization, and child treatment; 2) infectious diseases: tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS, malaria, and water, sanitation, and hygiene; 3) noncommunicable diseases: hypertension, diabetes, and tobacco; 4) service capacity and access: hospital access, health workforce, and health security.

Universal Health Care (UHC) Service Coverage Index, 2021

Universal Health Care (UHC) Service Coverage Index, 2021

Geography Universal Health Care (UHC) Service Coverage Index, 2021
WORLD 67
AFRICA 47
NORTHERN AFRICA 65
Algeria 74
Egypt 70
Libya 62
Morocco 69
Sudan 44
Tunisia 67
Western Sahara N/A
WESTERN AFRICA 40
Benin 38
Burkina Faso 40
Cabo Verde 71
Cote d'Ivoire 43
Gambia 46
Ghana 48
Guinea 40
Guinea-Bissau 37
Liberia 45
Mali 41
Mauritania 40
Niger 35
Nigeria 38
Senegal 50
Sierra Leone 41
Togo 44
EASTERN AFRICA 43
Burundi 41
Comoros 48
Djibouti 44
Eritrea 45
Ethiopia 35
Kenya 53
Madagascar 35
Malawi 48
Mauritius 66
Mayotte N/A
Mozambique 44
Reunion N/A
Rwanda 49
Seychelles 75
Somalia 27
South Sudan 34
Tanzania 43
Uganda 49
Zambia 56
Zimbabwe 55
MIDDLE AFRICA 40
Angola 37
Cameroon 44
Central African Republic 32
Chad 29
Congo 41
Congo, Dem. Rep. 42
Equatorial Guinea 46
Gabon 49
Sao Tome and Principe 59
SOUTHERN AFRICA 69
Botswana 55
eSwatini 56
Lesotho 53
Namibia 63
South Africa 71
NORTHERN AMERICA 87
Canada 91
United States 86
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 76
CENTRAL AMERICA 73
Belize 68
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 78
Guatemala 59
Honduras 64
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 70
Panama 78
CARIBBEAN 72
Antigua and Barbuda 76
Bahamas 77
Barbados 77
Cuba 83
Curacao N/A
Dominica 49
Dominican Republic 77
Grenada 70
Guadeloupe N/A
Haiti 54
Jamaica 74
Martinique N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis 79
St. Lucia 77
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69
Trinidad and Tobago 75
SOUTH AMERICA 78
Argentina 79
Bolivia 65
Brazil 80
Chile 82
Colombia 80
Ecuador 77
French Guiana N/A
Guyana 76
Paraguay 72
Peru 71
Suriname 63
Uruguay 82
Venezuela 75
ASIA 68
WESTERN ASIA 68
Armenia 68
Azerbaijan 66
Bahrain 76
Cyprus 81
Georgia 68
Iraq 59
Israel 85
Jordan 65
Kuwait 78
Lebanon 73
Oman 70
Palestinian Territory N/A
Qatar 76
Saudi Arabia 74
Syria 64
Turkey 76
United Arab Emirates 82
Yemen 42
CENTRAL ASIA 75
Kazakhstan 80
Kyrgyzstan 69
Tajikistan 67
Turkmenistan 75
Uzbekistan 75
SOUTH ASIA 60
Afghanistan 41
Bangladesh 52
Bhutan 60
India 63
Iran 74
Maldives 61
Nepal 54
Pakistan 45
Sri Lanka 67
SOUTHEAST ASIA 61
Brunei 78
Cambodia 58
Indonesia 55
Laos 52
Malaysia 76
Myanmar 52
Philippines 58
Singapore 89
Thailand 82
Timor-Leste 52
Vietnam 68
EAST ASIA 81
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR N/A
China, Macao SAR N/A
Japan 83
Korea, North 68
Korea, South 89
Mongolia 65
Taiwan N/A
EUROPE 83
NORTHERN EUROPE 86
Channel Islands N/A
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 86
Iceland 89
Ireland 83
Latvia 75
Lithuania 75
Norway 87
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 88
WESTERN EUROPE 86
Austria 85
Belgium 86
France 85
Germany 88
Liechtenstein N/A
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 86
Netherlands 85
Switzerland 86
EASTERN EUROPE 79
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 73
Czechia 84
Hungary 79
Moldova 71
Poland 82
Romania 78
Russia 79
Slovakia 82
Ukraine 76
SOUTHERN EUROPE 83
Albania 64
Andorra 79
Bosnia-Herzegovina 66
Croatia 80
Greece 77
Italy 84
Kosovo N/A
Malta 85
Montenegro 72
North Macedonia 74
Portugal 88
San Marino 77
Serbia 72
Slovenia 84
Spain 85
OCEANIA 72
Australia 87
Federated States of Micronesia 48
Fiji 58
French Polynesia N/A
Guam N/A
Kiribati 48
Marshall Islands 59
Nauru 60
New Caledonia N/A
New Zealand 85
Palau 65
Papua New Guinea 30
Samoa 55
Solomon Islands 47
Tonga 57
Tuvalu 52
Vanuatu 47
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Geography Universal Health Care (UHC) Service Coverage Index, 2021
WORLD 67
AFRICA 47
NORTHERN AFRICA 65
Algeria 74
Egypt 70
Libya 62
Morocco 69
Sudan 44
Tunisia 67
Western Sahara N/A
WESTERN AFRICA 40
Benin 38
Burkina Faso 40
Cabo Verde 71
Cote d'Ivoire 43
Gambia 46
Ghana 48
Guinea 40
Guinea-Bissau 37
Liberia 45
Mali 41
Mauritania 40
Niger 35
Nigeria 38
Senegal 50
Sierra Leone 41
Togo 44
EASTERN AFRICA 43
Burundi 41
Comoros 48
Djibouti 44
Eritrea 45
Ethiopia 35
Kenya 53
Madagascar 35
Malawi 48
Mauritius 66
Mayotte N/A
Mozambique 44
Reunion N/A
Rwanda 49
Seychelles 75
Somalia 27
South Sudan 34
Tanzania 43
Uganda 49
Zambia 56
Zimbabwe 55
MIDDLE AFRICA 40
Angola 37
Cameroon 44
Central African Republic 32
Chad 29
Congo 41
Congo, Dem. Rep. 42
Equatorial Guinea 46
Gabon 49
Sao Tome and Principe 59
SOUTHERN AFRICA 69
Botswana 55
eSwatini 56
Lesotho 53
Namibia 63
South Africa 71
NORTHERN AMERICA 87
Canada 91
United States 86
LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN 76
CENTRAL AMERICA 73
Belize 68
Costa Rica 81
El Salvador 78
Guatemala 59
Honduras 64
Mexico 75
Nicaragua 70
Panama 78
CARIBBEAN 72
Antigua and Barbuda 76
Bahamas 77
Barbados 77
Cuba 83
Curacao N/A
Dominica 49
Dominican Republic 77
Grenada 70
Guadeloupe N/A
Haiti 54
Jamaica 74
Martinique N/A
Puerto Rico N/A
St. Kitts and Nevis 79
St. Lucia 77
St. Vincent and the Grenadines 69
Trinidad and Tobago 75
SOUTH AMERICA 78
Argentina 79
Bolivia 65
Brazil 80
Chile 82
Colombia 80
Ecuador 77
French Guiana N/A
Guyana 76
Paraguay 72
Peru 71
Suriname 63
Uruguay 82
Venezuela 75
ASIA 68
WESTERN ASIA 68
Armenia 68
Azerbaijan 66
Bahrain 76
Cyprus 81
Georgia 68
Iraq 59
Israel 85
Jordan 65
Kuwait 78
Lebanon 73
Oman 70
Palestinian Territory N/A
Qatar 76
Saudi Arabia 74
Syria 64
Turkey 76
United Arab Emirates 82
Yemen 42
CENTRAL ASIA 75
Kazakhstan 80
Kyrgyzstan 69
Tajikistan 67
Turkmenistan 75
Uzbekistan 75
SOUTH ASIA 60
Afghanistan 41
Bangladesh 52
Bhutan 60
India 63
Iran 74
Maldives 61
Nepal 54
Pakistan 45
Sri Lanka 67
SOUTHEAST ASIA 61
Brunei 78
Cambodia 58
Indonesia 55
Laos 52
Malaysia 76
Myanmar 52
Philippines 58
Singapore 89
Thailand 82
Timor-Leste 52
Vietnam 68
EAST ASIA 81
China 81
China, Hong Kong SAR N/A
China, Macao SAR N/A
Japan 83
Korea, North 68
Korea, South 89
Mongolia 65
Taiwan N/A
EUROPE 83
NORTHERN EUROPE 86
Channel Islands N/A
Denmark 82
Estonia 79
Finland 86
Iceland 89
Ireland 83
Latvia 75
Lithuania 75
Norway 87
Sweden 85
United Kingdom 88
WESTERN EUROPE 86
Austria 85
Belgium 86
France 85
Germany 88
Liechtenstein N/A
Luxembourg 83
Monaco 86
Netherlands 85
Switzerland 86
EASTERN EUROPE 79
Belarus 79
Bulgaria 73
Czechia 84
Hungary 79
Moldova 71
Poland 82
Romania 78
Russia 79
Slovakia 82
Ukraine 76
SOUTHERN EUROPE 83
Albania 64
Andorra 79
Bosnia-Herzegovina 66
Croatia 80
Greece 77
Italy 84
Kosovo N/A
Malta 85
Montenegro 72
North Macedonia 74
Portugal 88
San Marino 77
Serbia 72
Slovenia 84
Spain 85
OCEANIA 72
Australia 87
Federated States of Micronesia 48
Fiji 58
French Polynesia N/A
Guam N/A
Kiribati 48
Marshall Islands 59
Nauru 60
New Caledonia N/A
New Zealand 85
Palau 65
Papua New Guinea 30
Samoa 55
Solomon Islands 47
Tonga 57
Tuvalu 52
Vanuatu 47

Endnotes

Sources

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