Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 48.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 48.8. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 48.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.5, in 2000.
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 54th 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 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.5 | — |
| 2001 | 26.7 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.9 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.3 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 28.1 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 29.6 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 32.5 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 34.6 | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 35.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 36.6 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 38.3 | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 40 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 40.7 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 42.1 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 42.8 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 44.2 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 44.8 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 45.6 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 44.8 | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 45.4 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 45.6 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 46.1 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 47.9 | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 48.8 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.43 | 26.5 | 36.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.87 | 38.3 | 45.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.1 | 45.6 | 48.8 | 4 |
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 48.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 54th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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