Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Nepal
Nepal: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 58, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Nepal peaked at 58 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18, in 2000.
Nepal ranks 156th of 208 countries on this measure, 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 Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 20 | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 22 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 25 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 28 | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 30 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 32 | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 35 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 37 | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 39 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 45 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 48 | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 45 | -6.2% |
| 2018 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 51 | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 51 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 56 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 58 | +3.6% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nepal's 58 is below the median for South Asia, which is 69, 84% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.7 | 18 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.1 | 37 | 51 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.75 | 51 | 58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,326 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 955 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.17 % 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 0.0451 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.11 % 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 Nepal?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Nepal was 58 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 58 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 18 in 2000.
- How does Nepal rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Nepal ranks 156th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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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