Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Somalia
Somalia: Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending was 30 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Somalia, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 30 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 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Somalia peaked at 30 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 14, in 2000.
That places Somalia 192nd 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 18 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2009 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2010 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 22 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2016 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2021 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 30 | +0.0% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 30 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43, 70% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 30 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 62% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.9 | 14 | 21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7 | 21 | 29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.5 | 29 | 30 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
- 189 Ethiopia 33 compare
- 189 Madagascar 33 compare
- 191 Papua New Guinea 32 compare
- 193 Chad 26 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % 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 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % 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 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Somalia?
- Healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending in Somalia was 30 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2022.
- What is the lowest healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14 in 2000.
- How does Somalia rank for healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending?
- Somalia ranks 192nd out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is healthcare coverage by level of healthcare spending rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.