Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Laos
Laos: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 64 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Laos, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Laos recorded 64 for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Laos peaked at 64 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33, in 2000.
That places Laos 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Laos, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33 | — |
| 2001 | 35 | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 37 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2005 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 54 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 57 | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 58 | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 62 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 64 | +3.2% |
Laos compared with similar countries
- Laos's 64 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Laos's 64 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.3 | 33 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4 | 47 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.25 | 59 | 64 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Laos
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 64 compare
- 142 Honduras 64 compare
- 142 Iraq 64 compare
- 142 Lao People's Democratic Republic 64 compare
More health data for Laos
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.76 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5667 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,260 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 317 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 15 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5161 % 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 0.0489 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5055 % 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 Laos?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Laos 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 Laos?
- The highest recorded value was 64 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Laos?
- The lowest recorded value was 33 in 2000.
- How does Laos rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Laos ranks 142nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Laos?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Laos 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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