UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in South Korea
South Korea: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 100 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in South Korea, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
South Korea recorded 100 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in South Korea peaked at 100 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 1st of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.2 | 81 | 90 | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1 | 90 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.25 | 98 | 100 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More reference data data for South Korea
- Number of child deaths per woman 0.004 under-five deaths per woman (2024)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.937 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate 1.12 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 76.2 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 70.99 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate 0.8078 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 76.82 0-100 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in South Korea?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in South Korea was 100 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2012.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 81 in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access is based on three tracer indicators (i) hospital access, (ii) health workforce, (iii) health security. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.