Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Kenya
Kenya: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 57 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Kenya, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kenya recorded 57 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 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Kenya peaked at 57 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28, in 2001.
That places Kenya 158th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 29 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 28 | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2005 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 41 | +13.9% |
| 2007 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 2012 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 53 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 54 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 52 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 49 | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 57 | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 57 | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 57 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 57 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4 | 28 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.8 | 46 | 56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54 | 49 | 57 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Kenya?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Kenya was 57 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 57 in 2022.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 28 in 2001.
- How does Kenya rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Kenya ranks 158th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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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