Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 33 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 6.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Ethiopia peaked at 33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 189th of 193 countries on this measure, 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 33 | +6.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 33 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43, 77% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 69% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7 | 13 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.75 | 29 | 33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 186 Central African Republic 39 compare
- 186 Niger 39 compare
- 188 Benin 38 compare
- 189 Madagascar 33 compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 32 compare
- 192 Somalia 30 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0742 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Ethiopia?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Ethiopia was 33 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Ethiopia ranks 189th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.