In 2021, Costa Rica scored ** points on a scale from zero to 100 in the universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index, a measure of a country's ability to provide essential health services considering the population's needs. This figure increased by ** percentage points compared to the score reached in 2000. In that year, the Central American nation obtained **** points out of 100 in the Global Health Security Index (GHS).
The universal health coverage (UHC) service coverage index considers to which extent health services cover the essential healthcare needs of a population.
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