Goal 3. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

Target Target 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all

3.8.1 Coverage of essential health services


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Universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index (index)

Area grouping200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023
Africa......31.00............39.00............45.00...47.00...47.00...47.00......
Eastern Africa......23.00............31.00............38.00...39.00...40.00...41.00......
West Africa......24.00............33.00............39.00...40.00...42.00...40.00......
Central Africa......24.00............29.00............36.00...37.00...37.00...39.00......
North Africa......50.00............58.00............62.00...65.00...65.00...65.00......
Southern Africa......37.00............47.00............53.00...55.00...55.00...54.00......
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa......31.00............40.00............45.00...47.00...48.00...48.00......
Economic Community Of West African States......24.00............33.00............39.00...40.00...42.00...40.00......
East African Community......26.00............35.00............41.00...43.00...44.00...45.00......
Southern African Development Community......30.00............39.00............45.00...47.00...47.00...48.00......
Arab Maghreb Union......55.00............61.00............67.00...69.00...69.00...69.00......
Inter-Governmental Authority for Development......23.00............32.00............39.00...41.00...41.00...41.00......
Community of Sahel-Saharan States......32.00............41.00............45.00...47.00...48.00...47.00......
Economic Community of Central African States......23.00............31.00............37.00...40.00...40.00...41.00......
Mineral Reach Countries ......31.00............39.00............45.00...47.00...47.00...48.00......
Island economies......24.00............29.00............32.00...33.00...36.00...37.00......
Land-locked countries......22.00............32.00............38.00...40.00...40.00...41.00......
Land-locked LDCs......22.00............31.00............37.00...39.00...40.00...40.00......
Least developed countries......22.00............31.00............37.00...39.00...40.00...41.00......
Non-Oil LDCs......22.00............31.00............37.00...39.00...40.00...41.00......
Oil LDCs......23.00............30.00............36.00...39.00...39.00...39.00......
Sahel......24.00............33.00............38.00...39.00...41.00...39.00......
Small Island states......47.00............54.00............60.00...62.00...62.00...62.00......
Sub-Saharan Africa......26.00............35.00............41.00...42.00...43.00...43.00......