South Asia: UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, South Asia's UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases rose 1 on 2022 (from 52 to 53).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.45 and a typical year strayed about 0.6 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below 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 2001. 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 upward, about 0.93 a year. A straight line explains 97% 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 non-communicable diseases is based on three tracer indicators: (i) hypertension, (ii) diabetes, (iii) tobacco. 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 geometric mean.

All 24 values

UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases in nearby economies

• Afghanistan — 58 (2023)
• Algeria — 60 (2023)
• Bahrain — 66 (2023)
• Djibouti — 67 (2023)
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 58 (2023)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 71 (2023)
• Iraq — 64 (2023)
• Israel — 66 (2023)
• Jordan — 54 (2023)

More health data for South Asia

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 7.86% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 8.01% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 199.83 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 24.2% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 216.21 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 24.95% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 416.05 million (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 24.59% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 8.03% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is South Asia's UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases?

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

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 165% from 20 in 2000 (4.33% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 53 in 2023 and the lowest 20 in 2000.

Is the latest change in UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases unusual for South Asia?

In 2023, South Asia's UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases rose 1 on 2022 (from 52 to 53). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.45 and a typical year strayed about 0.6 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations below 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?

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_SCI_NCD, 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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