Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia
Zambia: Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 was 62 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia stood at 62. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia peaked at 62 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31, in 2002.
That places Zambia 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32 | — |
| 2001 | 33 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 31 | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 32 | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 34 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 37 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | 42 | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 45 | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 45 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 47 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 49 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 51 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 52 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 55 | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 55 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 51 | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 55 | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 54 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 55 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 56 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 62 | +12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.5 | 31 | 45 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4 | 47 | 55 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.25 | 55 | 62 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia?
- Universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 in Zambia was 62 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025?
- Zambia ranks 125th out of 179 countries with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage (uhc) service coverage index, 2025 rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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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