Universal health coverage index in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Universal health coverage index was 32 in 2023. β² Rising
Universal health coverage index in Papua New Guinea, 2000β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index in Papua New Guinea is 32, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 191st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6 | 24 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3 | 26 | 28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.25 | 28 | 32 | 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, male, annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.5138 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 97,965 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index in Papua New Guinea?
- Universal health coverage index in Papua New Guinea was 32 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 32 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for universal health coverage index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 191st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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