Coverage of essential health services in MENA Programme Region
MENA Programme Region: Coverage of essential health services was 68.7 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
68.7
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
3rd
of 3 groups
All-time high
69.5
in 2014
All-time low
62.7
in 2000
Years of data
24
2000β2023
Coverage of essential health services in MENA Programme Region, 2000β2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
MENA Programme Region recorded 68.7 for coverage of essential health services in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services in MENA Programme Region peaked at 69.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.7, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.41 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.62 | 68.3 | 69 | 4 |
Countries ranked near MENA Programme Region
- 1 Qatar 84 compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 84 compare
- 1 Kuwait 84 compare
- 4 Saudi Arabia 83 compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 81 compare
- 6 Bahrain 78 compare
More health data for MENA Programme Region
- Number of births 10,741 (2100)
- Children population as proportion of total population 20.59 (2100)
- Life expectancy 84.03 (2100)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 84 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of 83 (2025)
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 89 (2025)
- Percentage of live births who received bacille Calmette-Guerin 87 (2025)
- Under-five mortality rate 26.79 (2024)
- Neonatal mortality rate 13.81 (2024)
- Infant mortality rate 22.19 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services in MENA Programme Region?
- Coverage of essential health services in MENA Programme Region was 68.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services recorded in MENA Programme Region?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7 in 2000.
- How does MENA Programme Region rank for coverage of essential health services?
- MENA Programme Region ranks 3rd out of 3 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services rising or falling in MENA Programme Region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MENA Programme Region data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Coverage of essential health services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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