Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan is 42, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan peaked at 42 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 30, in 2000.
That places Afghanistan 194th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 36 | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 42 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42 | +0.0% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 42 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43, 98% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 42 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71, 59% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.9 | 30 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.8 | 36 | 42 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42 | 42 | 42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 191 Guinea 43 compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 43 compare
- 191 Yemen 43 compare
- 194 Togo 42 compare
- 196 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41 compare
- 196 Mali 41 compare
- 196 South Sudan 41 compare
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Afghanistan was 42 in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 42 in 2018.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 30 in 2000.
- How does Afghanistan rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Afghanistan ranks 194th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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