Universal health coverage index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Universal health coverage index was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
163rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
48
in 2023
All-time low
17
in 2004
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Universal health coverage index in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 48 for universal health coverage index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index in Sierra Leone peaked at 48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 163rd 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9 | 31 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.75 | 41 | 48 | 4 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index in Sierra Leone?
- Universal health coverage index in Sierra Leone was 48 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for universal health coverage index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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