Universal health coverage index — all countries

Universal health coverage index — United Arab Emirates

Universal health coverage index in the United Arab Emirates in 2023 — 84 index. Ranked 23 in the world out of 195. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 15.1%.

2023 84 index +0% vs 2022
World rank 23of 195
Period maximum 84 index2019
Period minimum 71 index2005

Trend over time

2000–2023 · index, 0–100

Universal health coverage index — United Arab Emirates, 2000–2023707580852000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 73 index2001: 74 index2002: 74 index2003: 74 index2004: 74 index2005: 71 index2006: 71 index2007: 72 index2008: 72 index2009: 73 index2010: 72 index2011: 74 index2012: 76 index2013: 79 index2014: 80 index2015: 81 index2016: 81 index2017: 82 index2018: 83 index2019: 84 index2020: 84 index2021: 84 index2022: 84 index2023: 84 index
Change over the period: +11 (+15.07%) Average annual rate: 0.61 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates 84 index
World computed 71.1 index
Middle East & North Africa computed 71.1 index
Western Asia computed 70.4 index
High-income countries computed 85.2 index
Universal health coverage index — United Arab Emirates, by year United Arab Emirates All countries CSV XLSX
Year index Change Change, %
2023 84 +0 +0%
2022 84 +0 +0%
2021 84 +0 +0%
2020 84 +0 +0%
2019 84 +1 +1.2%
2018 83 +1 +1.22%
2017 82 +1 +1.23%
2016 81 +0 +0%
2015 81 +1 +1.25%
2014 80 +1 +1.27%
2013 79 +3 +3.95%
2012 76 +2 +2.7%
2011 74 +2 +2.78%
2010 72 −1 −1.37%
2009 73 +1 +1.39%
2008 72 +0 +0%
2007 72 +1 +1.41%
2006 71 +0 +0%
2005 71 −3 −4.05%
2004 74 +0 +0%
2003 74 +0 +0%
2002 74 +0 +0%
2001 74 +1 +1.37%
2000 73

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.