Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
Eastern Africa (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 45.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (UNSDG) recorded 45.6 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 45.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21, in 2000.
Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 65th 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21 | — |
| 2001 | 21.2 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21.4 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 21.7 | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 22.7 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 24.3 | +7.0% |
| 2006 | 27.6 | +13.6% |
| 2007 | 30 | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 31 | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.2 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 34.2 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 36.1 | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 37 | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 38.8 | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 39.4 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 40.8 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 41.5 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.4 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 41.8 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 42.3 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 42.6 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 43 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 44.3 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 45.6 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.31 | 21 | 32.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.43 | 34.2 | 42.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.88 | 42.6 | 45.6 | 4 |
More health data for Eastern Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 18,688 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 23.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.07 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 15.22 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 8.85 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 2.57 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.11 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.8 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.9 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Africa (UNSDG) was 45.6 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Eastern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 65th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Eastern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (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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