Coverage of essential health services, index

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3.8.1. Coverage of essential health services, index
Year Value
2010 63.3
2011 65.3
2012 66.5
2013 67.5
2014 68.7
2015 69.8
2016 71.0
2017 70.9
2018 71.1
2019 71.7
2020 69.9
2021 70.8
2022
2023
2024

Source: World Health Organisation

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova

Unit of Measurement: Index

Footnote: Preliminary data, in the process of validation by the WHO Office

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

Indicator

Indicator 3.8.1: Coverage of essential health services, index
Definition and concepts
<p>The average coverage with essential health services is assessed based on the monitoring procedures for reproductive health, maternal health, new-borns’ health and children’s health, infectious diseases, non-communicable diseases and the service capacity and access, among the general population and the most deprived population. The 14 indicators tracing the coverage with health services are grouped in 4 categories:</p> <p> I. Reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health: </p> <p> 1)Family planning: Share of women of reproductive age (15-49 years old) with their family planning needs satisfied through modern methods of contraception (Indicator SDG 3.7.1.);</p> <p> 2) Pregnancy and delivery care: Share of women aged 15-49 years old with live births in a determined period of time, who received antenatal care four or more times; </p> <p> 3) Child immunization: Share of children who received three vaccine doses containing diphtheria - tetanus -pertussis;</p> <p> 4)Children’s treatment: Share of children aged under 5 years old with suspected pneumonia (cough, dyspnoea, not due to a chest problem or sunny nose) during two week before examination by the corresponding medical institution.</p> <p> II. Infectious diseases:</p> <p> 5) TB: share of new TB cases detected and successfully treated;</p> <p> 6) HIV/AIDS: Share of persons living with HIV receiving antiretroviral treatment;</p> <p> 7) Malaria: Share of persons from endemic areas for malaria, who sleep during the night under an insecticide-treated net (Not relevant for Moldova);</p> <p> 8)Water and sanitation: Share of households using at least basic sanitation facilities;</p> <p> III. Non-communicable diseases:</p> <p> 9)Hypertension: Age-standardized prevalence of non-raised blood pressure (systolic blood pressure <140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure <90 mm Hg) among adults aged 18 years and older;</p> <p> 10) Diabetes: Age-standardized mean fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) for adults aged 18 years and older;</p> <p> 11) Tobacco: Age-standardized prevalence of adults >=15 years not smoking tobacco in last 30 days (Indicator SDG 3.a.1. - see the description there);</p> <p> IV. Service capacity and access </p> <p> 12) Hospital access: Hospital beds per capita, relative to a maximum threshold of 18 per 10,000 population;</p> <p> 13) Health workforce: Health professionals (physicians, psychiatrists, and surgeons) per capita, relative to maximum thresholds for each cadre (part of indicator SDG 3.c.1.);</p> <p> 14) Health security: International Health Regulations (IHR) core capacity index, which is the average percentage of attributes of 13 core capacities that have been attained (SDG. 3.d.1. global metadata).</p>
Unit of measure

Index
Method of computation

This indicator represents an index presented according to a scale from 0 to 100, which is calculated via geometric average of 14 indicators tracing the coverage with essential health services.
Comparability with global indicator

SDG indicator 3.8.1 is a complex indicator, consisting of 14 sub-indicators covering the main areas of the health system and reflecting the level of coverage of essential medical services. Given the complexity of the calculation methodology and the need to align with international requirements and standards, work is planned to calculate this indicator and implement the appropriate methodology. Currently, the indicator is in the process of methodological development and implementation.
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Jul 15, 2026
Metadata last updated Jul 15, 2026

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
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-03-08-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
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.
Metadata update

2025-12-12

Source 1

Data sources

World Health Organisation
Data producers

World Health Organisation
Data providers

Ministry of Health, National Agency for Public Health
Institutional mandate

Ministry of Health
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