Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Caribbean (UNSDG)
Caribbean (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 68.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Caribbean (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Caribbean (UNSDG) stood at 68.5.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Caribbean (UNSDG) peaked at 70.1 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 60.7, in 2000.
That places Caribbean (UNSDG) 34th out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Caribbean (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 60.7 | — |
| 2001 | 61.4 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 62 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 62 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 62.7 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 63.3 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 63.7 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 63.9 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 64.6 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 65.2 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 65.4 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.2 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 67 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 67.2 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.2 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 68.4 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 67.9 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 67.3 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.3 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 69.1 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 70.1 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 68.5 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.95 | 60.7 | 65.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.29 | 65.4 | 68.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.42 | 68.5 | 70.1 | 4 |
More health data for Caribbean (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 350.27 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 53.98 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 24.41 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 6.25 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.94 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 4.94 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 11.75 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 2.9 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.8 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Caribbean (UNSDG) was 68.5 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.1 in 2021.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7 in 2000.
- How does Caribbean (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Caribbean (UNSDG) ranks 34th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Caribbean (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Caribbean (UNSDG) 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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