Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 33 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Ethiopia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 33 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 6.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ethiopia peaked at 33 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 204th 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13 | — |
| 2001 | 14 | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 14 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17 | +21.4% |
| 2007 | 19 | +11.8% |
| 2008 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 22 | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 24 | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2015 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 29 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 33 | +6.5% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 33 is below the median for low income countries, which is 43, 77% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 33 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 69% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.7 | 13 | 19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.2 | 22 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.75 | 29 | 33 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 201 Central African Republic 39 compare
- 201 Niger 39 compare
- 203 Benin 38 compare
- 204 Madagascar 33 compare
- 206 Papua New Guinea 32 compare
- 207 Somalia 30 compare
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ethiopia?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ethiopia was 33 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 33 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Ethiopia ranks 204th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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