Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in South Sudan
South Sudan: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 41 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in South Sudan, 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 South Sudan is 41, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in South Sudan peaked at 41 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2000.
South Sudan ranks 168th 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 South Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 21 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22 | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 23 | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 24 | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 26 | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 28 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 31 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 28 | -9.7% |
| 2011 | 26 | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 29 | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 33 | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 32 | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 31 | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 35 | +12.9% |
| 2017 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36 | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 40 | +11.1% |
| 2021 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 39 | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 41 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.8 | 21 | 31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 32 | 26 | 36 | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.25 | 39 | 41 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Sudan
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,029 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,347 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 (2026)
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- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in South Sudan?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in South Sudan was 41 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 South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 41 in 2021.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2000.
- How does South Sudan rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- South Sudan ranks 168th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan 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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