Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe
Sao Tome and Principe: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 60 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe is 60, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 60 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 41, in 2000.
That places Sao Tome and Principe 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41 | — |
| 2001 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58 | +9.4% |
| 2019 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 60 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7 | 41 | 50 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9 | 51 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.25 | 58 | 60 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Sao Tome and Principe was 60 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
- The highest recorded value was 60 in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
- The lowest recorded value was 41 in 2000.
- How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 139th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.