Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Ghana
Ghana: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 56 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Ghana, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ghana stood at 56.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ghana peaked at 57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2002.
Ghana ranks 136th of 179 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 Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 24 | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 31 | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2008 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 37 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 44 | +12.8% |
| 2013 | 46 | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 53 | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 57 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 56 | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.6 | 24 | 37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.5 | 37 | 53 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.5 | 51 | 57 | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 8,361 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 4.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0379 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ghana?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Ghana was 56 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2002.
- How does Ghana rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Ghana ranks 136th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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