Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Afghanistan recorded 42 for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Afghanistan peaked at 42 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9 | 30 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8 | 36 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 4 |
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More health data for Afghanistan
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 4 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0081 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, annual growth rate 4.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Afghanistan?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Afghanistan was 42 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2018.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Universal healthcare coverage (UHC) service coverage is measured on a scale from 0 (worst) to 100 (best) based on the average coverage of essential healthcare services.