Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 47 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Nigeria, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 47 for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Nigeria peaked at 47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2003.
Nigeria ranks 182nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30 | — |
| 2001 | 28 | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 25 | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 24 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 27 | +12.5% |
| 2005 | 29 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 30 | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 | +16.7% |
| 2010 | 39 | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 40 | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 39 | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 38 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 41 | +7.9% |
| 2015 | 43 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 46 | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 45 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 47 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 47 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47 | +0.0% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 47 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56, 84% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 47 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 98% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.8 | 24 | 35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.9 | 38 | 47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5 | 45 | 47 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 182 Burkina Faso 47 compare
- 182 Djibouti 47 compare
- 182 Solomon Islands 47 compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Nigeria?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Nigeria was 47 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2003.
- How does Nigeria rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Nigeria ranks 182nd out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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