UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 24 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea stood at 24. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.3% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea peaked at 24 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12, in 2019.
Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16 | — |
| 2001 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 17 | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 16 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15 | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 12 | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 15 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 19 | +26.7% |
| 2022 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2023 | 24 | +14.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9 | 12 | 18 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.75 | 15 | 24 | 4 |
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More health data for Papua New Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3741 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,127 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,501 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8327 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1596 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.6669 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1718 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Papua New Guinea was 24 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12 in 2019.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 183rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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