UHC Service Coverage Index in Uruguay
Uruguay: UHC Service Coverage Index was 85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
16th
of 194 countries
All-time high
85
in 2017
All-time low
73
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
UHC Service Coverage Index in Uruguay, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 85 for uhc service coverage index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage index in Uruguay peaked at 85 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC Service Coverage Index in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 82 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 83 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 85 | +1.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83, 1.0× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 85 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 78.5, 1.1× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.8 | 73 | 79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.9 | 82 | 85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.25 | 83 | 85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 Uruguay?
- Uhc service coverage index in Uruguay was 85 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2017.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 73 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Uruguay ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay 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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