Coverage of essential health services by country
Countries reporting
20
Highest
84
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
43
Yemen
Median
71
Years covered
24
2000β2023
Data points
552
What the numbers show
Coverage of essential health services is currently reported for 20 countries. The highest value is 84 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 43 in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 71, and the mean is 69.9.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 11.9%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 7.2%).
Coverage of essential health services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 84 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 1 | Qatar | 84 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 1 | Kuwait | 84 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 83 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 5 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 81 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 6 | Bahrain | 78 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 7 | Tunisia | 76 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 8 | Jordan | 74 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 9 | Oman | 73 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Libya | 71 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 10 | Egypt | 71 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 12 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 12 | Algeria | 70 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 14 | Lebanon | 67 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 15 | Morocco | 65 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | State of Palestine | 65 | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 17 | Iraq | 64 | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 18 | Sudan | 48 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 19 | Djibouti | 47 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 20 | Yemen | 43 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 71.2
- MENA Reporting Region 71
- MENA Programme Region 68.7