UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access was 29 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Sierra Leone, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO].
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 29 for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in 2023.
That represents a change of down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Sierra Leone peaked at 30 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2006.
Sierra Leone ranks 176th 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 | 11.6 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 2010s | 24 | 11 | 30 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 | 17 | 29 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 174 Ethiopia 31 compare
- 174 South Sudan 31 compare
- 177 Mauritania 27 compare
- 178 Burundi 26 compare
- 178 Cote d'Ivoire 26 compare
- 178 Djibouti 26 compare
- 178 Senegal 26 compare
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 sub-index on service capacity and access in Sierra Leone?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in Sierra Leone was 29 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 Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 30 in 2013.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2006.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?
- Sierra Leone ranks 176th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. 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) [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.