Nepal · UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)

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Unit: index points (0–100). Publisher measure: UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1).

Unitless 0–100 UHC service coverage index (SDG 3.8.1), combining 14 tracer indicators across reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health; infectious diseases; noncommunicable diseases; and service capacity and access. WHO describes weighted geometric aggregation within subindices, then geometric aggregation across the four subindices. It is not a percentage of people insured or fully covered and does not measure financial protection (SDG 3.8.2).

Measurement basis: Composite service coverage index from WHO and other international-agency tracer data, including administrative records, household surveys and facility surveys; some tracers are proxies.

Reference-period cadence: annual.

Source update cadence: every 2–3 years. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.

  • A unitless 0–100 index of essential health-service coverage using 14 tracers. It is not the percentage of people insured or fully covered; financial protection is a separate SDG indicator.
  • Reference-year records are annual, while WHO describes dissemination every 2–3 years and input collection every 1–5 years. Tracer inputs need not share the same observation window or represent a fresh survey each year.
  • Some tracers are proxies, and the index is not a recommended basket of services. Current WHO definitions reflect the March 2025 revision; cross-edition comparability and observation publication vintage are not established by this capture.

Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.

A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.

World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-10-01. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.

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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 24 rows

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Reported estimates and independently qualified uncertainty endpoints
CountryYearReadingLower endpointUpper endpointPublisher note
Nepal200018Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200120Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200222Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200323Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200425Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200528Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200630Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200732Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200834Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal200935Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201037Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201139Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201240Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201343Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201445Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201546Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201648Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201745Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201847Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal201951Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal202051Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal202154Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal202256Not reportedNot reported—
Nepal202358Not reportedNot reported—

One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.