A value on a zero-to-one-hundred scale can resemble a percentage while representing a different kind of measure. Before writing a coverage sentence from WHO’s UHC service-coverage index, read the indicator’s unit and construction.
The GHO metadata describes a unitless composite index on a 0–100 scale. It distinguishes service coverage, monitored under SDG 3.8.1, from the financial-protection dimension addressed by 3.8.2. Keep those definitions with the extracted value.
Write an index-aware caption
Identify the indicator, observation year, geography, edition and unitless scale. Do not relabel an index value as the percentage of people receiving every service they need. That would introduce a different denominator and claim.
A caption can be concise while keeping this distinction clear. Give the exact measure name at first use and explain the unit where the chart’s design could otherwise suggest a population percentage.
Inspect a change in the summary
If comparing years or places, check that the same version and construction are being used. Retain any component definitions and source comparability notes relevant to the comparison. A single summary score does not explain which component changed or why.
For a more detailed article, locate the underlying component data before attributing a change to a particular service. Do not select a familiar service and assume it caused the movement in the index.
Keep the policy dimensions visible
A service summary should not silently stand in for an assessment of financial hardship. If discussing both, identify the separate measures and periods. Combining them into an invented overall score would require a justified method that this guide does not provide.
No country scores were extracted or ranked here. This article explains a metadata-reading task, not the quality of an individual’s care, insurance entitlement, a treatment choice or a policy’s causal effect. Its useful result is a caption whose noun and scale match the source.
Official source documentation read 21 October 2026. The worksheets are editorial reading aids; no population result, individual diagnosis or clinical recommendation is supplied.
Sources: Official indicator or dataset documentation. Related discussion: health information source quality.
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