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Headline data

Coverage of essential health services
Year Value
2020-2021 23.04654443

Source: Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)

Geographical Area:

Unit of Measurement: Percentage

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from City of Johannesburg statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from City of Johannesburg statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other City of Johannesburg-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Coverage of essential health services
Definition and concepts

Proxy indicator that uses the Question “How satisfied are you with health services you usually use?” in the QOL survey
Unit of measure

Percentage
Data sources

Quality of Life Survey
Data providers

Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO)
Comment and limitations

Satisfaction of food does not necessarily correlate accurately with coverage of health services
Method of computation

Number of answer to q13_4_health_satis that are “Dissatisfied” + “Very dissatisfied” / total number of answers
Comparability/deviation from international standards

Original SDG Indicator
Data last updated Jun 20, 2023
Metadata last updated Jun 20, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 3.8.1: Coverage of essential health services

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
Metadata update

2023-01-24
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

World Health Organization (WHO)

Related indicators

The universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index is designed to summarize existing indicators of health service coverage to ensure consistency with the SDGs and other global initiatives and reduce duplication and reporting burden.

Indicator 3.8.1 should always be interpreted together with the other SDG UHC indicator, 3.8.2, which measures financial protection.
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