Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 62.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) is 62.2, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) peaked at 62.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.3, in 2000.
That places Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) 45th out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Mediterranean (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.3 | — |
| 2001 | 51.8 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 52.1 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.2 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 53.5 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.2 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 54.7 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 55.3 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 55.7 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.1 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.6 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 57.8 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 59.2 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 59.4 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 59.7 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 60.3 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.8 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 61.2 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 61 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 61.5 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 61.8 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 62 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 62.2 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.38 | 51.3 | 55.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.21 | 56.1 | 61.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.88 | 61.5 | 62.2 | 4 |
More health data for Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 19,337 (2100)
- Child deaths 135,374 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 11.56 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 352,758 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 7.33 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 217,384 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 18.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 109,734 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 137,386 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) was 62.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions) ranks 45th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Eastern Mediterranean (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Mediterranean (WHO 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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