Universal health coverage index in Congo
Congo: Universal health coverage index was 45 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index in Congo, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage index in Congo stood at 45.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Congo peaked at 47 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 25, in 2000.
Congo ranks 175th of 195 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage index in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26 | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 28 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 31 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42 | +35.5% |
| 2012 | 47 | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 43 | -8.5% |
| 2014 | 42 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 38 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 45 | -2.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 45 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 45 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Universal health coverage index in Congo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +35.5% | 31 | 42 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.1 | 25 | 32 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.8 | 31 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45 | 44 | 46 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % 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 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index in Congo?
- Universal health coverage index in Congo was 45 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2012.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for universal health coverage index?
- Congo ranks 175th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Universal health coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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