UHC service coverage in Afghanistan

The universal health coverage service index for Afghanistan was 42 out of 100 in 2023.

Universal health coverage service coverage index Index from 0 to 100 Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO

Afghanistan, 2023 42 Index from 0 to 100

Change from 2022 0points 2022: 42

Position in 2023 179th of 193 See the full ranking

UHC service coverage in Afghanistan over time

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Index from 0 to 100. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Universal health coverage service coverage index (index from 0 to 100), 2000 to 2023
Period	Afghanistan
2023	42
2022	42
2021	42
2020	42
2019	42
2018	42
2017	40
2016	39
2015	38
2014	38
2013	38
2012	37
2011	36
2010	38
2009	37
2008	36
2007	36
2006	35
2005	35
2004	34
2003	33
2002	32
2001	31
2000	30

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is unchanged from 2022.
Since 2013, when it was 38, the figure has changed by +4 points.
Among the 193 countries with data for 2023, Afghanistan has the 179th highest value.

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All statistics for Afghanistan

Health spending share of GDP 15.0% 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy estimates and projections 66.0 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 13.3 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 53.3 years 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.00 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 20.6% 2024 · WHO

Source and dates

Original producer: WHO
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code: UHC_INDEX_REPORTED · dataset details · view at source
Observation period: 2000 to 2023 for Afghanistan
Provider update: 5 December 2025
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution: Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory

How Afghanistan compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 193 countries with a value for 2023.

176 Guinea 43
177 Guinea-Bissau 43
178 Yemen 43
179 Afghanistan 42
180 Togo 42
181 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41
182 Mali 41

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What this measures

A summary of how well essential health services reach the population, from 0 to 100, based on 14 tracer indicators of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health, infectious diseases, noncommunicable diseases and service capacity (SDG indicator 3.8.1).

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