Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions)
Americas (WHO regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 82.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions) is 82.2, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions) peaked at 82.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 71.7, in 2001.
Americas (WHO regions) ranks 7th of 76 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.8 | — |
| 2001 | 71.7 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 72.4 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 73.2 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.7 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.5 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 75.3 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.4 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 75.8 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.3 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.7 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 78.2 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 79.4 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 79.9 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 80.5 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 81.2 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 81.5 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.6 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 81.4 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 81.5 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 81.9 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 82 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 82.2 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 82.2 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.01 | 71.7 | 76.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.19 | 76.7 | 81.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.08 | 81.9 | 82.2 | 4 |
More health data for Americas (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 9,478 (2100)
- Child deaths 23,428 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 4.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 76,643 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.75 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 53,215 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 5.78 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 79,646 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 58,457 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Americas (WHO regions) was 82.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Americas (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.7 in 2001.
- How does Americas (WHO regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Americas (WHO regions) ranks 7th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Americas (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Americas (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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