UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) by country
Countries reporting
194
Highest
92
Canada
Lowest
26
Chad
Median
72
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,992
What the numbers show
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) is currently reported for 194 countries. The highest value is 92 in Canada; the lowest is 26 in Chad.
The median across all reporting countries is 72, and the mean is 68.33.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Central African Republic (up 39.3%), and the largest decrease in Gabon (down 11.1%).
UHC Service Coverage Index: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 92 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 90 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 89 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 3 | Norway | 89 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 3 | New Zealand | 89 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 6 | United Kingdom | 88 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 6 | South Korea | 88 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 6 | Singapore | 88 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | United States | 88 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 10 | Switzerland | 87 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 10 | Germany | 87 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Belgium | 86 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 12 | Cuba | 86 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 86 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Japan | 86 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | China | 85 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 16 | Denmark | 85 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Israel | 85 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 16 | Monaco | 85 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 16 | Netherlands | 85 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 85 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 16 | Uruguay | 85 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 84 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 84 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 23 | Brazil | 84 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 23 | Brunei | 84 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 84 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 23 | Costa Rica | 84 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 84 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 23 | Kuwait | 84 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 23 | Qatar | 84 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 84 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 33 | Czechia | 83 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 83 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 83 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 83 | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 33 | Saudi Arabia | 83 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Barbados | 82 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 82 | 2023 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 38 | France | 82 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 38 | Ireland | 82 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 82 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 82 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 38 | Panama | 82 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 82 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Thailand | 82 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Antigua and Barbuda | 81 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 47 | Iran | 81 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 47 | Russia | 81 | 2023 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 47 | Turkmenistan | 81 | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 51 | Argentina | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Bahamas | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Belarus | 80 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 51 | Hungary | 80 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 51 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 80 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 51 | Malaysia | 80 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 51 | Seychelles | 80 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 51 | Ukraine | 80 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 51 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 80 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 60 | Estonia | 79 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mexico | 79 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 60 | Paraguay | 79 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 60 | El Salvador | 79 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | Uzbekistan | 79 | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 65 | Bahrain | 78 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Ecuador | 78 | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 65 | Grenada | 78 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 65 | Lithuania | 78 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 65 | Slovakia | 78 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 70 | Greece | 77 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 70 | Latvia | 77 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 70 | North Korea | 77 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 70 | Romania | 77 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 70 | Turkey | 77 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 75 | Cyprus | 76 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 75 | Croatia | 76 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 75 | Tunisia | 76 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 78 | Andorra | 75 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 78 | Dominica | 75 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Lucia | 75 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 78 | Mauritius | 75 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 78 | Palau | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 75 | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 78 | Venezuela | 75 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 78 | Cook Islands | 75 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Jamaica | 74 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 86 | Jordan | 74 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 86 | Kyrgyzstan | 74 | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 86 | San Marino | 74 | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 86 | South Africa | 74 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 91 | Bulgaria | 73 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 73 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 91 | Guyana | 73 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 91 | Oman | 73 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 91 | Serbia | 73 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 72 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 96 | Eswatini | 72 | 2023 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 96 | Tajikistan | 72 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Albania | 71 | 2023 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 71 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 99 | Egypt | 71 | 2023 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 99 | Georgia | 71 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 99 | Libya | 71 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 99 | Moldova | 71 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 99 | Maldives | 71 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 99 | Tonga | 71 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 99 | Vietnam | 71 | 2023 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 108 | Belize | 70 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 108 | Algeria | 70 | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 108 | Montenegro | 70 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 108 | Mongolia | 70 | 2023 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 108 | Nicaragua | 70 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Syria | 70 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 114 | Armenia | 69 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 114 | Bhutan | 69 | 2023 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 114 | Fiji | 69 | 2023 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 114 | India | 69 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 69 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 114 | Philippines | 69 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 120 | Peru | 68 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 121 | Azerbaijan | 67 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 121 | Bolivia | 67 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 121 | Indonesia | 67 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 121 | Lebanon | 67 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 121 | Niue | 67 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 126 | Marshall Islands | 66 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 126 | Namibia | 66 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 128 | Micronesia (country) | 65 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 128 | Morocco | 65 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 128 | Palestine | 65 | 2023 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 128 | Tuvalu | 65 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 64 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 132 | Honduras | 64 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 132 | Iraq | 64 | 2023 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 132 | Laos | 64 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 136 | Cambodia | 62 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 136 | Nauru | 62 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 136 | Samoa | 62 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 136 | Zambia | 62 | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 60 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 140 | Sao Tome and Principe | 60 | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 142 | Rwanda | 59 | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 142 | Zimbabwe | 59 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 144 | Guatemala | 58 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 144 | Nepal | 58 | 2023 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 146 | Kenya | 57 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 147 | Ghana | 56 | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 147 | Pakistan | 56 | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 149 | Lesotho | 55 | 2023 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 150 | Bangladesh | 54 | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 150 | Uganda | 54 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 152 | Gambia | 53 | 2023 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 153 | Comoros | 52 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 153 | Myanmar | 52 | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 153 | Malawi | 52 | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 153 | Vanuatu | 52 | 2023 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 157 | Kiribati | 51 | 2023 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 158 | Mozambique | 50 | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 49 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 159 | Liberia | 49 | 2023 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 159 | Tanzania | 49 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 162 | Burundi | 48 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 162 | Cameroon | 48 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 162 | Gabon | 48 | 2023 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 162 | Sudan | 48 | 2023 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 162 | Senegal | 48 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 162 | Sierra Leone | 48 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 162 | East Timor | 48 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 169 | Burkina Faso | 47 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 169 | Djibouti | 47 | 2023 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 169 | Nigeria | 47 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 169 | Solomon Islands | 47 | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 173 | Cote d'Ivoire | 46 | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 174 | Congo | 45 | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 175 | Angola | 44 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 175 | Haiti | 44 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 177 | Guinea | 43 | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 177 | Guinea-Bissau | 43 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 177 | Yemen | 43 | 2023 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 180 | Afghanistan | 42 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 180 | Togo | 42 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 182 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 41 | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 182 | Mali | 41 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 182 | South Sudan | 41 | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 185 | Eritrea | 40 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 185 | Mauritania | 40 | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 187 | Central African Republic | 39 | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 187 | Niger | 39 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 189 | Benin | 38 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 190 | Ethiopia | 33 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 190 | Madagascar | 33 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 32 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 193 | Somalia | 30 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 194 | Chad | 26 | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- High income (World Bank) 85
- Americas (WHO region) 83
- WPR_WO_IDN 83
- Europe (WHO region) 82
- Western Pacific (WHO region) 81
- Upper-middle income (World Bank) 81
- World 71
- South-East Asia (WHO region) 68
- SEAR_W_IDN 68
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO region) 63
- Lower-middle income (World Bank) 63
- Africa (WHO region) 51