Universal health coverage index in Rwanda
Rwanda: Universal health coverage index was 59 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index in Rwanda, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage index in Rwanda stood at 59. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Rwanda peaked at 59 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 143rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage index in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 19 | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 21 | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 31 | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 44 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 50 | +6.4% |
| 2014 | 51 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 50 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 56 | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 55 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 58 | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 59 | +1.7% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 59 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 59 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Universal health coverage index in Rwanda 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.9% | 22 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2 | 18 | 38 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.7 | 44 | 57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57 | 55 | 59 | 4 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,738 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index in Rwanda?
- Universal health coverage index in Rwanda was 59 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 59 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for universal health coverage index?
- Rwanda ranks 143rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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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