UHC Service Coverage Index in Kuwait
Kuwait: UHC Service Coverage Index was 84 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
84
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
84
in 2022
All-time low
79
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
UHC Service Coverage Index in Kuwait, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Kuwait recorded 84 for uhc service coverage index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage index in Kuwait peaked at 84 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79, in 2000.
Kuwait ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC Service Coverage Index in Kuwait, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79 | — |
| 2001 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 82 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 83 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 84 | +0.0% |
Kuwait compared with similar countries
- Kuwait's 84 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Kuwait's 84 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71, 1.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.5 | 79 | 81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3 | 80 | 83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.5 | 83 | 84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kuwait
More health data for Kuwait
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9259 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 287.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 107 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9273 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0264 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.6875 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage index in Kuwait?
- Uhc service coverage index in Kuwait was 84 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Kuwait?
- The highest recorded value was 84 in 2022.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Kuwait?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 in 2000.
- How does Kuwait rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Kuwait ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index rising or falling in Kuwait?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kuwait data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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