Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 47.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Africa (WHO regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Africa (WHO regions) recorded 47.9 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 47.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.5, in 2003.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 58th 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 Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.7 | — |
| 2001 | 28.1 | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 27.6 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 27.5 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 28.5 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 32.2 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 33.7 | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 34.7 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 36.5 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 38.5 | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 40.2 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 40.8 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 41.5 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 43 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 44.3 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 44.9 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.1 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.5 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 45.4 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 46.2 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 47.5 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 47.9 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.73 | 27.5 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.84 | 38.5 | 45.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.75 | 45.4 | 47.9 | 4 |
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Africa (WHO regions) was 47.9 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.5 in 2003.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 58th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) 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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