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3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services (index) by country

Countries reporting
194
Highest
91
Canada
Lowest
27
Somalia
Median
69
Years covered
22
2000–2021
Data points
1,358

What the numbers show

3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services (index) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 91 in Canada; the lowest is 27 in Somalia.

The median across all reporting countries is 69, and the mean is 65.25.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 186 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 58.8%), and the largest decrease in Dominica (down 25.8%).

3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services (index): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Canada 91 2021 up 9.6% rising
2 Iceland 89 2021 up 4.7% rising
2 South Korea 89 2021 up 8.5% rising
2 Singapore 89 2021 up 8.5% rising
5 Germany 88 2021 up 3.5% rising
5 United Kingdom 88 2021 up 6.0% rising
5 Portugal 88 2021 up 4.8% rising
8 Australia 87 2021 up 3.6% rising
8 Norway 87 2021 up 3.6% rising
10 Belgium 86 2021 up 3.6% rising
10 Switzerland 86 2021 up 4.9% rising
10 Finland 86 2021 up 2.4% rising
10 Monaco 86 2021 up 7.5% rising
10 United States 86 2021 up 3.6% rising
15 Austria 85 2021 up 4.9% rising
15 Spain 85 2021 up 9.0% rising
15 France 85 2021 up 3.7% rising
15 Israel 85 2021 up 7.6% rising
15 Malta 85 2021 up 7.6% rising
15 Netherlands 85 2021 up 6.2% rising
15 New Zealand 85 2021 up 3.7% rising
15 Sweden 85 2021 up 4.9% rising
23 Czechia 84 2021 up 5.0% rising
23 Italy 84 2021 up 5.0% rising
23 Slovenia 84 2021 up 9.1% rising
26 Cuba 83 2021 up 6.4% rising
26 Ireland 83 2021 up 7.8% rising
26 Japan 83 2021 up 3.8% rising
26 Luxembourg 83 2021 up 7.8% rising
30 United Arab Emirates 82 2021 up 32.3% rising
30 Chile 82 2021 up 6.5% rising
30 Denmark 82 2021 up 6.5% rising
30 Poland 82 2021 up 9.3% rising
30 Slovakia 82 2021 up 7.9% rising
30 Thailand 82 2021 up 20.6% rising
30 Uruguay 82 2021 up 5.1% rising
37 China 81 2021 up 22.7% rising
37 Costa Rica 81 2021 up 8.0% rising
37 Cyprus 81 2021 up 15.7% rising
40 Brazil 80 2021 up 5.3% rising
40 Colombia 80 2021 up 17.6% rising
40 Croatia 80 2021 up 3.9% rising
40 Kazakhstan 80 2021 up 14.3% rising
44 Andorra 79 2021 up 6.8% rising
44 Argentina 79 2021 up 3.9% rising
44 Belarus 79 2021 up 12.9% rising
44 Estonia 79 2021 up 9.7% rising
44 Hungary 79 2021 up 8.2% rising
44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 79 2021 up 9.7% rising
44 Russia 79 2021 up 12.9% rising
51 Brunei 78 2021 up 11.4% rising
51 Kuwait 78 2021 up 5.4% flat
51 Panama 78 2021 up 8.3% rising
51 Romania 78 2021 up 5.4% rising
51 El Salvador 78 2021 up 6.8% rising
56 Bahamas 77 2021 up 5.5% rising
56 Barbados 77 2021 up 2.7% rising
56 Dominican Republic 77 2021 up 10.0% rising
56 Ecuador 77 2021 up 13.2% rising
56 Greece 77 2021 up 2.7% rising
56 Saint Lucia 77 2021 up 13.2% rising
56 San Marino 77 2021 up 2.7% rising
63 Antigua and Barbuda 76 2021 up 4.1% rising
63 Bahrain 76 2021 up 11.8% rising
63 Guyana 76 2021 up 16.9% rising
63 Malaysia 76 2021 up 10.1% rising
63 Qatar 76 2021 up 13.4% rising
63 Turkey 76 2021 up 15.2% rising
63 Ukraine 76 2021 up 16.9% rising
70 Lithuania 75 2021 up 19.0% rising
70 Latvia 75 2021 up 15.4% rising
70 Mexico 75 2021 up 13.6% rising
70 Seychelles 75 2021 up 27.1% rising
70 Turkmenistan 75 2021 up 10.3% rising
70 Trinidad and Tobago 75 2021 up 4.2% rising
70 Uzbekistan 75 2021 up 10.3% rising
70 Venezuela 75 2021 up 11.9% rising
78 Algeria 74 2021 up 10.4% rising
78 Iran 74 2021 up 37.0% rising
78 Jamaica 74 2021 up 12.1% rising
78 North Macedonia 74 2021 up 15.6% rising
78 Saudi Arabia 74 2021 up 7.2% rising
83 Bulgaria 73 2021 up 12.3% rising
83 Lebanon 73 2021 up 9.0% rising
85 Montenegro 72 2021 up 7.5% rising
85 Paraguay 72 2021 up 5.9% rising
85 Serbia 72 2021 up 14.3% rising
88 Cape Verde 71 2021 up 12.7% rising
88 Moldova 71 2021 up 12.7% rising
88 Peru 71 2021 up 1.4% rising
88 South Africa 71 2021 up 12.7% rising
92 Egypt 70 2021 up 12.9% rising
92 Grenada 70 2021 up 2.9% rising
92 Nicaragua 70 2021 up 6.1% rising
92 Oman 70 2021 up 4.5% rising
96 Kyrgyzstan 69 2021 up 16.9% rising
96 Morocco 69 2021 up 19.0% rising
96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 69 2021 up 1.5% rising
99 Armenia 68 2021 up 13.3% rising
99 Belize 68 2021 up 6.2% rising
99 Georgia 68 2021 down 1.4% rising
99 North Korea 68 2021 up 28.3% rising
99 Vietnam 68 2021 up 15.3% rising
104 Sri Lanka 67 2021 up 21.8% rising
104 Tajikistan 67 2021 up 15.5% rising
104 Tunisia 67 2021 up 9.8% rising
107 Azerbaijan 66 2021 up 29.4% rising
107 Bosnia and Herzegovina 66 2021 up 6.5% rising
107 Mauritius 66 2021 up 11.9% rising
110 Bolivia 65 2021 up 38.3% rising
110 Jordan 65 2021 down 9.7% flat
110 Mongolia 65 2021 up 10.2% rising
110 Palau 65 2021 up 12.1% rising
114 Albania 64 2021 up 12.3% rising
114 Honduras 64 2021 up 10.3% rising
114 Syria 64 2021 up 10.3% rising
117 India 63 2021 up 28.6% rising
117 Namibia 63 2021 up 10.5% rising
117 Suriname 63 2021 down 3.1% rising
120 Libya 62 2021 unchanged rising
121 Maldives 61 2021 up 5.2% rising
122 Bhutan 60 2021 up 36.4% rising
122 Nauru 60 2021 up 15.4% rising
124 Guatemala 59 2021 up 1.7% rising
124 Iraq 59 2021 up 11.3% rising
124 Marshall Islands 59 2021 up 3.5% rising
124 Sao Tome and Principe 59 2021 up 25.5% rising
128 Fiji 58 2021 up 11.5% rising
128 Cambodia 58 2021 up 16.0% rising
128 Philippines 58 2021 up 20.8% rising
131 Tonga 57 2021 up 7.5% rising
132 Eswatini 56 2021 up 9.8% rising
132 Zambia 56 2021 up 24.4% rising
134 Botswana 55 2021 up 1.9% rising
134 Indonesia 55 2021 up 31.0% rising
134 Samoa 55 2021 up 14.6% rising
134 Zimbabwe 55 2021 up 19.6% rising
138 Haiti 54 2021 up 28.6% rising
138 Nepal 54 2021 up 45.9% rising
140 Kenya 53 2021 up 20.5% rising
140 Lesotho 53 2021 up 17.8% rising
142 Bangladesh 52 2021 up 40.5% rising
142 Laos 52 2021 up 30.0% rising
142 Myanmar 52 2021 up 15.6% rising
142 East Timor 52 2021 up 26.8% rising
142 Tuvalu 52 2021 up 6.1% rising
147 Senegal 50 2021 up 35.1% rising
148 Dominica 49 2021 down 25.8% rising
148 Gabon 49 2021 up 8.9% rising
148 Rwanda 49 2021 up 25.6% rising
148 Uganda 49 2021 up 36.1% rising
152 Comoros 48 2021 up 23.1% rising
152 Micronesia (country) 48 2021 up 2.1% rising
152 Ghana 48 2021 up 37.1% rising
152 Kiribati 48 2021 up 17.1% rising
152 Malawi 48 2021 up 26.3% rising
157 Solomon Islands 47 2021 up 17.5% rising
157 Vanuatu 47 2021 up 23.7% rising
159 Gambia 46 2021 up 12.2% rising
159 Equatorial Guinea 46 2021 up 58.6% rising
159 Cook Islands 46 2021 down 24.6% rising
162 Eritrea 45 2021 up 12.5% rising
162 Liberia 45 2021 up 36.4% rising
162 Pakistan 45 2021 up 36.4% rising
165 Cameroon 44 2021 up 33.3% rising
165 Djibouti 44 2021 up 18.9% rising
165 Mozambique 44 2021 up 41.9% rising
165 Sudan 44 2021 up 22.2% rising
165 Togo 44 2021 up 46.7% rising
165 Niue 44 2021 down 17.0% rising
171 Cote d'Ivoire 43 2021 up 30.3% rising
171 Tanzania 43 2021 up 30.3% rising
173 Democratic Republic of Congo 42 2021 up 40.0% rising
173 Yemen 42 2021 up 7.7% rising
175 Afghanistan 41 2021 up 41.4% rising
175 Burundi 41 2021 up 24.2% rising
175 Congo 41 2021 up 36.7% rising
175 Mali 41 2021 up 17.1% rising
175 Sierra Leone 41 2021 up 51.9% rising
180 Burkina Faso 40 2021 up 33.3% rising
180 Guinea 40 2021 up 53.8% rising
180 Mauritania 40 2021 up 25.0% rising
183 Benin 38 2021 up 15.2% rising
183 Nigeria 38 2021 up 11.8% rising
185 Angola 37 2021 up 19.4% rising
185 Guinea-Bissau 37 2021 up 27.6% rising
187 Ethiopia 35 2021 up 29.6% rising
187 Madagascar 35 2021 up 40.0% rising
187 Niger 35 2021 up 16.7% rising
190 South Sudan 34 2021 up 47.8% rising
191 Central African Republic 32 2021 up 23.1% rising
192 Papua New Guinea 30 2021 down 9.1% rising
193 Chad 29 2021 up 31.8% rising
194 Somalia 27 2021 up 58.8% rising

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3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services (index)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
194 places, 1,358 data points, 2000–2021
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