UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia
Namibia: UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 87 in 2023. ▬ Flat
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia stood at 87. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia peaked at 87 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59, in 2018.
Namibia ranks 60th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73 | — |
| 2001 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 71 | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 67 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 65 | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 63 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 70 | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 69 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 59 | -14.5% |
| 2019 | 64 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 67 | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 86 | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 87 | +1.2% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 87 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 49, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 87 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 37.5, 2.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +28.4% | 67 | 86 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.8 | 69 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3 | 59 | 70 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.25 | 65 | 87 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 60 Trinidad and Tobago 87 compare
- 60 Cyprus 87 compare
- 60 Mongolia 87 compare
- 60 Azerbaijan 87 compare
- 60 Qatar 87 compare
- 60 Tajikistan 87 compare
- 60 Maldives 87 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Namibia was 87 in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 87 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59 in 2018.
- How does Namibia rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Namibia ranks 60th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Namibia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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