Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Namibia
Namibia: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Namibia, 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 Namibia is 66, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Namibia peaked at 66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49, in 2000.
That places Namibia 136th 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 Namibia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49 | — |
| 2001 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 53 | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 55 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 57 | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 58 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 58 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 60 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58 | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 60 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 61 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65 | +6.6% |
| 2023 | 66 | +1.5% |
Namibia compared with similar countries
- Namibia's 66 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 1.2× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Namibia's 66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.4 | 49 | 58 | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.7 | 58 | 60 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.25 | 61 | 66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
- 136 Marshall Islands 66 compare
- 138 Micronesia (Federated States of) 65 compare
- 138 Morocco 65 compare
- 138 State of Palestine 65 compare
- 138 Tuvalu 65 compare
More health data for Namibia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6445 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,046 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 561 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 0.0644 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.56 % 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 Namibia?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Namibia was 66 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49 in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Namibia ranks 136th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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