Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Sierra Leone, 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 Sierra Leone is 48, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Sierra Leone peaked at 48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18 | — |
| 2001 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17 | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 18 | +5.9% |
| 2006 | 23 | +27.8% |
| 2007 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 31 | +19.2% |
| 2011 | 36 | +16.1% |
| 2012 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 40 | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 43 | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 43 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 40 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 44 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 42 | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 42 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 45 | +9.8% |
| 2022 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48 | +6.7% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 48 is above the median for low income countries, which is 43, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.4 | 17 | 26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9 | 31 | 44 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.75 | 41 | 48 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 171 Equatorial Guinea 49 compare
- 171 Liberia 49 compare
- 171 United Republic of Tanzania 49 compare
- 174 Burundi 48 compare
- 174 Cameroon 48 compare
- 174 Gabon 48 compare
- 174 Senegal 48 compare
- 174 Sudan 48 compare
- 174 Timor-Leste 48 compare
- 174 East Timor 48 compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % 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 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % 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 Sierra Leone?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Sierra Leone was 48 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Sierra Leone ranks 174th out of 208 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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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