Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Latin America and the Caribbean, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Latin America and the Caribbean recorded 79 for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in 2023.
The figure is up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 80 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2000.
That places Latin America and the Caribbean 7th out of 20 groups 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 Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68 | — |
| 2001 | 68 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 70 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 70 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 73 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.4 | 68 | 73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4 | 73 | 79 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.25 | 79 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 5 Viet Nam 71 compare
- 7 Republic of Korea 88 compare
- 7 Singapore 88 compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88 compare
- 10 Germany 87 compare
- 10 Switzerland 87 compare
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Infant deaths 123,075 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 13.29 (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate 15.35 (2024)
- Under-five deaths 142,579 (2024)
- Child deaths age 1 to 4 19,510 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,069 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 8.31 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 77,054 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Latin America and the Caribbean was 79 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 Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2021.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2000.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 7th out of 20 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean 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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