Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 47.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) stood at 47.3. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) peaked at 47.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.6, in 2003.
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 59th 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 Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.1 | — |
| 2001 | 26.5 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 24.4 | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 23.6 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 25.7 | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 27.3 | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 29.1 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 30.3 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 30.8 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.3 | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 37 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 38.6 | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 38.9 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 38.7 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.1 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 42.7 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 43.3 | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 42.9 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 45.8 | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 46.4 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 45 | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 46.8 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 47.3 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.01 | 23.6 | 34.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.54 | 37 | 46.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.58 | 45 | 47.3 | 4 |
More health data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,567 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.361 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 64,097 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 115,440 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 123,911 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,800 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 312,151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 132,614 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 59,814 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 12.06 (2022)
All data for Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) was 47.3 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6 in 2003.
- How does Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) ranks 59th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) 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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