Australia: UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, Australia's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access did not change 0 on 2022 (from 96 to 96).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.09 and a typical year strayed about 0.87 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 in 2012 and the biggest yearly fall was 3 in 2018. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.56 a year. A straight line explains 85% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Australia had the 18th highest value of the 193 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Australia in the 2023 ranking

• United Kingdom — 15th of 193: 98
• Switzerland — 16th of 193: 97
• United States — 17th of 193: 97
• Malaysia — 19th of 193: 96
• Sweden — 20th of 193: 96
• France — 21st of 193: 95

What this measures

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.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted geometric mean.

All 24 values

UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access in nearby economies

• Brunei Darussalam — 89 (2023)
• Cambodia — 38 (2023)
• China — 98 (2023)
• Fiji — 75 (2023)
• Indonesia — 71 (2023)
• Japan — 100 (2023)
• Kiribati — 63 (2023)
• Korea, Dem. People's Rep. — 83 (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 100 (2023)

More health data for Australia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.55% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.94% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 2.37 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.07% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 2.51 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 18.3% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 4.88 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 17.68% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.63% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Australia's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access?

96 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 2.04% from 98 in 2000 (0.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 100 in 2012 and the lowest 96 in 2021.

How does Australia rank?

18th highest of 193 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access unusual for Australia?

In 2023, Australia's UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access did not change 0 on 2022 (from 96 to 96). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.09 and a typical year strayed about 0.87 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_SCI_CAPACITY, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO) [WHO], uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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