Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in African Union
African Union: Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 50.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in African Union, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in African Union is 50.2, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in African Union peaked at 50.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9, in 2003.
African Union ranks 51st of 76 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in African Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.8 | — |
| 2001 | 33.4 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 32.9 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 33.8 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 34.9 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 37 | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 38.4 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 39.2 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 40.9 | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 42.4 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 43.8 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 44.3 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 45.2 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 46.4 | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 47.3 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 47.7 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 48 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.3 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 48.1 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 48.7 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 49.9 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 50.2 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.73 | 32.9 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.14 | 42.4 | 48.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.23 | 48.1 | 50.2 | 4 |
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in African Union?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in African Union was 50.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in African Union?
- The highest recorded value was 50.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 in 2003.
- How does African Union rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- African Union ranks 51st out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this African Union 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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