Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in África Occidental y Central
África Occidental y Central: Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 44.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in África Occidental y Central, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
África Occidental y Central recorded 44.8 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in África Occidental y Central peaked at 44.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 2003.
África Occidental y Central ranks 67th of 76 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in África Occidental y Central, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6 | — |
| 2001 | 25.3 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 24 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 23.5 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.9 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 28.1 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 29.2 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 30.3 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 33.1 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 35.3 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 37.7 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 38.2 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.1 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 41.2 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 41.5 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.8 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 43.4 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.9 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 44.7 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 44.8 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.11 | 23.5 | 33.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.98 | 35.3 | 43.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1 | 43 | 44.8 | 4 |
More health data for África Occidental y Central
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in África Occidental y Central?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in África Occidental y Central was 44.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in África Occidental y Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 2003.
- How does África Occidental y Central rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- África Occidental y Central ranks 67th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in África Occidental y Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this África Occidental y Central data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages calculated by UNICEF using WPP2024 weights). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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