Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 43.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (African Union) recorded 43.9 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 43.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.1, in 2000.
Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 69th of 76 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.1 | — |
| 2001 | 20.5 | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.9 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 21.1 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 22.1 | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 23.7 | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 26.7 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 28.9 | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 29.7 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 31.1 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 33.3 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 35.1 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 35.9 | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 38 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 39.5 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 40.4 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 40.9 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 40.3 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.6 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 40.9 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 41.3 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 42.7 | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 43.9 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.48 | 20.1 | 31.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.23 | 33.3 | 40.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2 | 40.9 | 43.9 | 4 |
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 43.9 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.1 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 69th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (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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