Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 32 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
32
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
177th
of 179 countries
All-time high
32
in 2023
All-time low
24
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000–2023

Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2023

01020302000201120232000: 242001: 242002: 242003: 242004: 242005: 252006: 252007: 252008: 252009: 262010: 262011: 272012: 272013: 272014: 282015: 282016: 282017: 282018: 282019: 262020: 282021: 302022: 312023: 32

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea is 32, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea peaked at 32 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24, in 2000.

Papua New Guinea ranks 177th 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.

Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology in Papua New Guinea, 2000 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2000 24
2001 24 +0.0%
2002 24 +0.0%
2003 24 +0.0%
2004 24 +0.0%
2005 25 +4.2%
2006 25 +0.0%
2007 25 +0.0%
2008 25 +0.0%
2009 26 +4.0%
2010 26 +0.0%
2011 27 +3.8%
2012 27 +0.0%
2013 27 +0.0%
2014 28 +3.7%
2015 28 +0.0%
2016 28 +0.0%
2017 28 +0.0%
2018 28 +0.0%
2019 26 -7.1%
2020 28 +7.7%
2021 30 +7.1%
2022 31 +3.3%
2023 32 +3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.6 24 26 10
2010s 27.3 26 28 10
2020s 30.25 28 32 4

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 174 Benin 38 compare
  2. 175 Ethiopia 33 compare
  3. 175 Madagascar 33 compare
  4. 178 Somalia 30 compare
  5. 179 Chad 26 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea?
Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Papua New Guinea was 32 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 32 in 2023.
What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 24 in 2000.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
Papua New Guinea ranks 177th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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Indicator
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 methodology
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
216 places, 5,184 data points, 2000–2023
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