Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in China
China: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 85 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in China, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
China recorded 85 for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in China peaked at 85 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64, in 2000.
China ranks 19th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64 | — |
| 2001 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 66 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 77 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 81 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 82 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 84 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 84 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85 | +1.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- China's 85 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.6 | 64 | 72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78 | 73 | 82 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84 | 83 | 85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0159 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in China?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in China was 85 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 85 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 64 in 2000.
- How does China rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- China ranks 19th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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