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Universal health coverage index — Afghanistan

Universal health coverage index in Afghanistan in 2023 — 42 index. Ranked 181 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 40%.

2023 42 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 181of 195
Period maximum 42 index2018
Period minimum 30 index2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–100

Universal health coverage index — Afghanistan, 2000–2023303540452000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 30 index2001: 31 index2002: 32 index2003: 33 index2004: 34 index2005: 35 index2006: 35 index2007: 36 index2008: 36 index2009: 37 index2010: 38 index2011: 36 index2012: 37 index2013: 38 index2014: 38 index2015: 38 index2016: 39 index2017: 40 index2018: 42 index2019: 42 index2020: 42 index2021: 42 index2022: 42 index2023: 42 index
Change over the period: +12 (+40%) Average annual rate: 1.47 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan

Afghanistan 42 index
World computed 71.1 index
South Asia computed 65.3 index
Southern Asia computed 66 index
Low-income countries computed 43.8 index
Universal health coverage index — Afghanistan, by year Afghanistan All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 42 +0 +0%
2022 42 +0 +0%
2021 42 +0 +0%
2020 42 +0 +0%
2019 42 +0 +0%
2018 42 +2 +5%
2017 40 +1 +2.56%
2016 39 +1 +2.63%
2015 38 +0 +0%
2014 38 +0 +0%
2013 38 +1 +2.7%
2012 37 +1 +2.78%
2011 36 −2 −5.26%
2010 38 +1 +2.7%
2009 37 +1 +2.78%
2008 36 +0 +0%
2007 36 +1 +2.86%
2006 35 +0 +0%
2005 35 +1 +2.94%
2004 34 +1 +3.03%
2003 33 +1 +3.13%
2002 32 +1 +3.23%
2001 31 +1 +3.33%
2000 30 — —

Southern Asia, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

IR Iran 81 LK Sri Lanka 72 MV Maldives 71 BT Bhutan 69 IN India 69 NP Nepal 58 PK Pakistan 56 BD Bangladesh 54 AF Afghanistan 42
Full table for all countries

About the indicator

The index of coverage with essential health services — indicator 3.8.1 of the Sustainable Development Goals. WHO brings four groups of services into it: maternal and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases, service capacity and access. The scale runs from 0 to 100, where 100 means full coverage of the population with the care it needs. This is the only composite measure of universal coverage recognized in the UN indicator framework.

Important: The index measures coverage with services, but not their quality and not financial protection: a country can have high coverage alongside payments that ruin people. The second indicator of target 3.8 is precisely the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.

Other indicators for Afghanistan

Healthcare Out-of-pocket health expenditure

What share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.

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How many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.

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The number of physicians per 1,000 people.

Afghanistan by year Healthcare Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people

How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.

Afghanistan by year
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