This article presents the Universal Health Coverage service coverage index and its component sub-indices for Papua New Guinea.
The Universal Health Coverage service coverage index for Papua New Guinea was 32.0 in 2023. The service capacity and access sub-index was 24.0, the infectious disease sub-index 24.0, the non-communicable disease sub-index 37.0, and the reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health sub-index 54.0. The highest component score was reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health at 54.0, while the lowest was infectious diseases at 24.0. The component range was 30.0 points.
Papua New Guinea Universal Health Coverage by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — UHC service coverage index (SH_UHC_SCI); UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access (SH_UHC_SCI_CAPACITY); UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases (SH_UHC_SCI_ID); UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases (SH_UHC_SCI_NCD); UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (SH_UHC_SCI_RMNCH).
License: CC BY-4.0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
About the Indicators
UHC service coverage index. An index on a scale of 0 to 100 summarizing coverage of essential health services, built from tracer indicators across four component domains.
UHC service coverage sub-index: service capacity and access. One of four component domains of the UHC service coverage index, covering health workforce and facility access indicators.
UHC service coverage sub-index: infectious diseases. One of four component domains of the UHC service coverage index, covering tracer indicators for infectious-disease control.
UHC service coverage sub-index: non-communicable diseases. One of four component domains of the UHC service coverage index, covering tracer indicators for non-communicable disease services.
UHC service coverage sub-index: reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. One of four component domains of the UHC service coverage index, covering reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health services.