Universal health coverage index in South Africa in 2023 — 74 index. Ranked 86 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 37%.
2000–2023 · index, 0–100
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | index | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 74 | −1 | −1.33% |
| 2022 | 75 | +3 | +4.17% |
| 2021 | 72 | +4 | +5.88% |
| 2020 | 68 | +1 | +1.49% |
| 2019 | 67 | +0 | +0% |
| 2018 | 67 | −1 | −1.47% |
| 2017 | 68 | +0 | +0% |
| 2016 | 68 | +0 | +0% |
| 2015 | 68 | +1 | +1.49% |
| 2014 | 67 | +2 | +3.08% |
| 2013 | 65 | +0 | +0% |
| 2012 | 65 | +1 | +1.56% |
| 2011 | 64 | +1 | +1.59% |
| 2010 | 63 | +1 | +1.61% |
| 2009 | 62 | +1 | +1.64% |
| 2008 | 61 | +1 | +1.67% |
| 2007 | 60 | +1 | +1.69% |
| 2006 | 59 | +1 | +1.72% |
| 2005 | 58 | +1 | +1.75% |
| 2004 | 57 | +1 | +1.79% |
| 2003 | 56 | +1 | +1.82% |
| 2002 | 55 | +1 | +1.85% |
| 2001 | 54 | +0 | +0% |
| 2000 | 54 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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.
What share of medical spending people pay out of their own pocket at the point of care.
Healthcare Government health expenditure per capitaHow many dollars a year the state spends on the health of one person.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Nurses and midwives per 1,000 peopleHow many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
