Coverage of essential health services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: Coverage of essential health services was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines recorded 80 for coverage of essential health services in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines peaked at 80 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2000.
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 51st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67 | — |
| 2001 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 76 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 80 | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 78 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 77 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 74 | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 80 | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70 | 67 | 71 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77 | 71 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.75 | 74 | 80 | 4 |
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More health data for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,524 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0129 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Coverage of essential health services in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines was 80 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2016.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2000.
- How does Saint Vincent and the Grenadines rank for coverage of essential health services?
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ranks 51st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Coverage of essential health services is measured as an index on a scale of 0 to 100 (where higher is better). This index is based on risk-standardized death rates – which give a measure of healthcare access and quality – and whether common interventions are carried out.