Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in East African Community (EAC)
East African Community (EAC): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 48.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in East African Community (EAC), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
East African Community (EAC) recorded 48.6 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in East African Community (EAC) peaked at 48.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.8, in 2001.
East African Community (EAC) ranks 56th 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 East African Community (EAC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24 | — |
| 2001 | 23.8 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 24.6 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 24.8 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 25.9 | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 27.7 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 30.3 | +9.4% |
| 2007 | 32.5 | +7.3% |
| 2008 | 34.5 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 36.8 | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 38.4 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 41.3 | +7.6% |
| 2012 | 42.8 | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 44 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 44 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 45.4 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 46.3 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 44.5 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 45 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.9 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.5 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 48.1 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 48.6 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.49 | 23.8 | 36.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.67 | 38.4 | 46.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.27 | 45.9 | 48.6 | 4 |
More health data for East African Community (EAC)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 15,736 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3683 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 69,698 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 71,052 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 133,088 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 43,300 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 247,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 106,690 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 63,390 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.12 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in East African Community (EAC)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in East African Community (EAC) was 48.6 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in East African Community (EAC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8 in 2001.
- How does East African Community (EAC) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- East African Community (EAC) ranks 56th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in East African Community (EAC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East African Community (EAC) 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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