Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Eritrea
Eritrea: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 40 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
40
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
199th
of 208 countries
All-time high
41
in 2017
All-time low
24
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Eritrea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Eritrea stood at 40.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Eritrea peaked at 41 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.
Eritrea ranks 199th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Eritrea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 27 | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 38 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 40 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 41 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 40 | +0.0% |
Eritrea compared with similar countries
- Eritrea's 40 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43, 93% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Eritrea's 40 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 83% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9 | 24 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.1 | 37 | 41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40 | 39 | 41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eritrea
- 196 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41 compare
- 196 Mali 41 compare
- 196 South Sudan 41 compare
- 199 Mauritania 40 compare
- 201 Central African Republic 39 compare
- 201 Niger 39 compare
More health data for Eritrea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 821.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 425 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.72 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2011)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Eritrea?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Eritrea was 40 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 Eritrea?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2017.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Eritrea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
- How does Eritrea rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Eritrea ranks 199th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Eritrea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eritrea 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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