UHC service coverage index in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: UHC service coverage index was 48 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage index in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for uhc service coverage index in Sierra Leone is 48, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage index in Sierra Leone peaked at 48 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 17, in 2004.
Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
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
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.79 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.467 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.8386 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 42.53 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 47.87 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.5129 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 58.2 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage index in Sierra Leone?
- Uhc service coverage index in Sierra Leone was 48 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 48 in 2023.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage index recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 17 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for uhc service coverage index?
- Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage index 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 Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.