Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) is 48, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 31 | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 33 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 34 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 36 | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 39 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 46 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 48 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4 | 26 | 36 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3 | 38 | 45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.75 | 46 | 48 | 4 |
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More health data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 57.92 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 40.68 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 23.56 (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 209 (2024)
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 5,326 (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 313.13 (2023)
- Number of new HIV infections per 1,000 uninfected population, by sex 0.3125 (2024)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 76.6% (2025)
- Adolescent birth rate 2.89 (2024)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 189.91 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 48 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26 in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 15th out of 17 regions with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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