Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 88 index in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Republic of Korea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 88 index for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Republic of Korea peaked at 88 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 75 index, in 2000.
That places Republic of Korea 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75 index | — |
| 2001 | 76 index | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 77 index | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78 index | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79 index | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 79 index | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 80 index | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 81 index | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 81 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82 index | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 82 index | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 84 index | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 85 index | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 85 index | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86 index | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 86 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87 index | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 87 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87 index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87 index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88 index | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 88 index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8 index | 75 index | 82 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.5 index | 82 index | 87 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5 index | 87 index | 88 index | 4 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
- 7 Singapore 88 index compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88 index compare
- 7 South Korea 88 index compare
- 7 United Kingdom 88 index compare
- 7 United States 88 index compare
More health data for Republic of Korea
- Neonatal mortality rate 1.17 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 2.33 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex 2.8 per 1,000 live births (2024)
- Tuberculosis incidence 35 per 100,000 people (2024)
- Maternal mortality ratio 3.79 per 100,000 live births (2023)
- Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel 99.8% (2024)
- Malaria incidence per 1,000 population at risk 0.1768 per 1,000 people (2024)
- Adolescent birth rate 0.0089 per 1,000 people (2022)
- Health worker density, by type of occupation 5.49 per 10,000 people (2023)
- Number of people requiring interventions against neglected tropical 5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Republic of Korea?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Republic of Korea was 88 index 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 88 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 index in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Republic of Korea ranks 7th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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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