UHC service coverage in Eritrea

The universal health coverage service index for Eritrea was 40 out of 100 in 2023.

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

Eritrea, 2023 40 Index from 0 to 100

Change from 2022 0points 2022: 40

Position in 2023 184th of 193 See the full ranking

UHC service coverage in Eritrea 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	Eritrea
2023	40
2022	40
2021	39
2020	41
2019	41
2018	40
2017	41
2016	38
2015	38
2014	39
2013	39
2012	39
2011	39
2010	37
2009	37
2008	36
2007	35
2006	33
2005	32
2004	31
2003	29
2002	27
2001	25
2000	24

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 39, the figure has changed by +1 points.
Among the 193 countries with data for 2023, Eritrea has the 184th highest value.

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All statistics for Eritrea

Health spending share of GDP 3.7% 2023 · World Bank Life expectancy estimates and projections 68.6 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 14.8 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 56.4 years 2023 · WHO Alcohol consumption 0.96 litres 2024 · WHO Adult obesity 4.3% 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 Eritrea
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 Eritrea compares in 2023 Neighbouring positions among 193 countries with a value for 2023.

181 Democratic Republic of the Congo 41
182 Mali 41
183 South Sudan 41
184 Eritrea 40
185 Mauritania 40
186 Central African Republic 39
187 Niger 39

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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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