Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Gabon
Gabon: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 208 countries
All-time high
55
in 2007
All-time low
37
in 2001
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Gabon, 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 Gabon is 48, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Gabon peaked at 55 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2001.
That places Gabon 174th 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 Gabon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38 | — |
| 2001 | 37 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 45 | +15.4% |
| 2006 | 51 | +13.3% |
| 2007 | 55 | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 54 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 54 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 52 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 49 | -3.9% |
| 2020 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 48 | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | +0.0% |
Gabon compared with similar countries
- Gabon's 48 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72, 67% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Gabon's 48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6 | 37 | 55 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3 | 49 | 54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.5 | 48 | 50 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gabon
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 49 compare
- 171 Liberia 49 compare
- 171 United Republic of Tanzania 49 compare
- 174 Burundi 48 compare
- 174 Cameroon 48 compare
- 174 Senegal 48 compare
- 174 Sierra Leone 48 compare
- 174 Sudan 48 compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 48 compare
- 174 East Timor 48 compare
More health data for Gabon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9749 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8193 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2502 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0638 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2743 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Gabon?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Gabon was 48 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 55 in 2007.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2001.
- How does Gabon rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Gabon ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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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