St. Kitts and Nevis: UHC service coverage index

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis' UHC service coverage index fell 1 on 2022 (from 81 to 80).

Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.27 and a typical year strayed about 0.63 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 2 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 1 in 2017. 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 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

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

How it compares

In 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis had the 51st 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 St. Kitts and Nevis in the 2023 ranking

• Hungary — 54th of 193: 80
• Malaysia — 55th of 193: 80
• Seychelles — 56th of 193: 80
• St. Vincent and the Grenadines — 58th of 193: 80
• Ukraine — 59th of 193: 80
• El Salvador — 60th of 193: 79

What this measures

A composite index representing coverage of essential health services based on 14 tracer indicators in the areas of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity and access. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points.

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

All 24 values

UHC service coverage index in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 81 (2023)
• Argentina — 80 (2023)
• Bahamas, The — 80 (2023)
• Barbados — 82 (2023)
• Belize — 70 (2023)
• Bolivia — 67 (2023)
• Brazil — 84 (2023)
• Chile — 84 (2023)
• Colombia — 82 (2023)
• Costa Rica — 84 (2023)
• Cuba — 86 (2023)
• Dominica

More health data for St. Kitts and Nevis

• Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 5.53% (2025)
• Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 6.24% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female — 4,296 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 17.54% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male — 4,308 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 19.2% (2025)
• Population ages 0-14, total — 8,604 (2025)
• Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 18.34% (2025)
• Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population)

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Questions people ask

What is St. Kitts and Nevis's UHC service coverage index?

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

How has it changed since 2000?

It is up 6.67% from 75 in 2000 (0.28% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 81 in 2022 and the lowest 75 in 2000.

How does St. Kitts and Nevis rank?

51st highest of 193 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in UHC service coverage index unusual for St. Kitts and Nevis?

In 2023, St. Kitts and Nevis' UHC service coverage index fell 1 on 2022 (from 81 to 80). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +0.27 and a typical year strayed about 0.63 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.0 standard deviations below that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH_UHC_SCI, 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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