Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 77 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea stood at 77 index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea peaked at 80 index in 2016 and was at its lowest, 70 index, in 2000.
That places Democratic People's Republic of Korea 75th out of 208 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 (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 70 index | — |
| 2001 | 70 index | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 71 index | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 71 index | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72 index | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 72 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73 index | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 index | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75 index | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 73 index | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 76 index | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 77 index | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78 index | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79 index | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80 index | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 80 index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79 index | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 80 index | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 80 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76 index | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 77 index | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9 index | 70 index | 74 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7 index | 73 index | 80 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.25 index | 76 index | 80 index | 4 |
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More health data for Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 16.67 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.32 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.94 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5.85 million constant US$ (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 66.9 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.5051 per 1,000 people (2024)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 3 per 10,000 people (2024)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 5.30 million (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5.6 million constant US$ (2024)
- Age-standardized prevalence of current tobacco use among persons aged 15.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Democratic People's Republic of Korea was 77 index 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 Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 80 index in 2016.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 70 index in 2000.
- How does Democratic People's Republic of Korea rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea ranks 75th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Democratic People's Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic People's Republic of Korea 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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