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WHO: 567 million additional people covered by essential health services in 2025
Against its 2018 baseline, WHO’s estimated service coverage rose by 136 million people from 2024.
Event / data period: 2026-04-23
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IllustrationWHO estimated 567 million additional people were covered by essential services without catastrophic spending in 2025 versus 2018.
Another 698 million were better protected from emergencies. These are aggregate impact estimates.
Data
WHO results indicators
Additional population reach estimated against a 2018 baseline.
- Additional people covered by essential services
- 567 million people
- 2025 · Estimate
- Additional people better protected from emergencies
- 698 million people
- 2025 · Estimate
- Additional people living healthier lives
- 1.75 billion people
- 2025 · Estimate
Methodology
Aggregate target impacts relative to the 2018 baseline in WHO Results Report 2025.
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