Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Iraq
Iraq: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
64
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
142nd
of 208 countries
All-time high
69
in 2013
All-time low
61
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Iraq, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Iraq stood at 64.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Iraq peaked at 69 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 61, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 142nd of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Iraq, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61 | — |
| 2001 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 64 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 64 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 68 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 67 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 66 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67 | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 64 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 66 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 64 | -3.0% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 64 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72, 89% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 64 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 71, 90% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6 | 61 | 64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9 | 64 | 69 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.25 | 64 | 67 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64 compare
- 142 Honduras 64 compare
- 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 64 compare
- 142 Laos 64 compare
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Iraq was 64 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 69 in 2013.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Iraq ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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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