Zambia's UHC service coverage index was 62 in 2023, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 19.23% from 52 in 2013 (1.77% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 62 | 2023 |
| Five years earlier | 54 | 2018 |
| Ten years earlier | 52 | 2013 |
| Highest | 62 | 2023 |
| Lowest | 31 | 2002 |
| Average since 2014 | 55.4 | 2014–2023 |
| First recorded | 32 | 2000 |
What the numbers say
In 2023, Zambia's UHC service coverage index rose 7 on 2022 (from 55 to 62).
Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.05 and a typical year strayed about 2.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 7 in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 4 in 2016. 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 0.56 a year. A straight line explains 39% 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, Zambia had the 135th 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 62 | 2023 |
| World | 71 | 2023 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 50 | 2023 |
| Lower middle income | 62.36 | 2023 |
Closest to Zambia in the 2023 ranking
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
| Year | UHC service coverage index |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 62 |
| 2022 | 55 |
| 2021 | 56 |
| 2020 | 56 |
| 2019 | 55 |
| 2018 | 54 |
| 2017 | 55 |
| 2016 | 51 |
| 2015 | 55 |
| 2014 | 55 |
| 2013 | 52 |
UHC service coverage index in nearby economies
- Angola — 44 (2023)
- Benin — 38 (2023)
- Botswana — 60 (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 47 (2023)
- Burundi — 48 (2023)
- Cabo Verde — 71 (2023)
- Cameroon — 48 (2023)
- Central African Republic — 39 (2023)
- Chad — 26 (2023)
- Comoros — 52 (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 41 (2023)
- Congo, Rep.
More health data for Zambia
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.71% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 15.03% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 4.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 40.57% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 4.49 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 41.38% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 8.98 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 40.97% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.41% (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Zambia's UHC service coverage index?
- 62 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2000?
- It is up 93.75% from 32 in 2000 (2.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 62 in 2023 and the lowest 31 in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank?
- 135th highest of 193 economies with data for 2023.
- Is the latest change in UHC service coverage index unusual for Zambia?
- In 2023, Zambia's UHC service coverage index rose 7 on 2022 (from 55 to 62). Across the 22 yearly changes before that (2001 to 2022), the average change was +1.05 and a typical year strayed about 2.1 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
- Where does this data come from?
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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