Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 66.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) stood at 66.5. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 66.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.3, in 2000.
Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 38th 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 Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.3 | — |
| 2001 | 36.6 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 38.1 | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 39.6 | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 42 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 43.7 | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 45.4 | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 47 | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 48.6 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 50.2 | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 51.9 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 52.8 | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 54.7 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 55.8 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 58.1 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 59.8 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 60.8 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 61.6 | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 61.2 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.9 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.9 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 64.8 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.7 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 66.5 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.55 | 34.3 | 50.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.96 | 51.9 | 62.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.22 | 63.9 | 66.5 | 4 |
More health data for Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.91 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 25,913 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 460,657 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 7.93 (2024)
- Child deaths 162,932 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.21 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.31 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 297,725 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6291 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 149,287 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 66.5 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3 in 2000.
- How does Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 38th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Central and Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central and Southern Asia (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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