Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Malaysia
Malaysia: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 80 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Malaysia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malaysia stood at 80. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malaysia peaked at 80 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 71, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 56th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71 | — |
| 2001 | 71 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 72 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 73 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 74 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 76 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 77 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 78 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 79 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 80 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 80 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 80 | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 80 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 80 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 69, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.3 | 71 | 76 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.1 | 77 | 80 | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.75 | 79 | 80 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More health data for Malaysia
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Malaysia was 80 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 80 in 2015.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Malaysia ranks 56th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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