North America: UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, North America's UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases did not change 0 on 2022 (from 99 to 99).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.05 and a typical year strayed about 0.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 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 fall was 1 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 0.15 a year. A straight line explains 73% 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

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What this measures

UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases is based on four tracer indicators: (i) Tuberculosis, (ii) HIV/AIDS (iii) Malaria (iv) Water, sanitation and hygiene. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlying the overall UHC service coverage index.

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

All 24 values

UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 53 (2023)
• Algeria — 86 (2023)
• Bahrain — 100 (2023)
• Djibouti — 42 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 97 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 90 (2023)
• Iraq — 98 (2023)
• Israel — 100 (2023)
• Jordan — 97 (2023)
• Kuwait

More health data for North America

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.17% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 5.39% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 31.52 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 16.5% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 33.17 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 17.24% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 64.69 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 16.87% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 5.49% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is North America's UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases?

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

How has it changed since 2000?

It is down 1% from 100 in 2000. The highest value was 100 in 2000 and the lowest 99 in 2018.

Is the latest change in UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases unusual for North America?

In 2023, North America's UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases did not change 0 on 2022 (from 99 to 99). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was −0.05 and a typical year strayed about 0.21 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), uri: https://www.who.int/data/gho/data/indicators/indicator-details/GHO/uhc-index-of-service-coverage.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_SCI_ID, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (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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