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 156th of 179 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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
- 156 Burkina Faso 47 compare
- 156 Djibouti 47 compare
- 156 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,301 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 257,921 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 2.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0307 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.494 units per person (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 156th out of 179 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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