Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions)
Europe (WHO regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 81.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions) stood at 81.5. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions) peaked at 81.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6, in 2000.
Europe (WHO regions) ranks 8th of 76 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 71.6 | — |
| 2001 | 72.4 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.9 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 73.4 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 73.9 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 74.6 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 75 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 75.6 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76.1 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 76.6 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.2 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 78.7 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 79.1 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79.6 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 79.7 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 80.2 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 80.4 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 80.3 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.6 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 81 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.2 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 81.4 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 81.5 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.21 | 71.6 | 76.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.38 | 77.2 | 80.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.28 | 81 | 81.5 | 4 |
More health data for Europe (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -22.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,459 (2100)
- Child deaths 12,001 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 2.43 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 35,536 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 1.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 23,535 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 3.61 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 45,004 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 35,257 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Europe (WHO regions) was 81.5 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Europe (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6 in 2000.
- How does Europe (WHO regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Europe (WHO regions) ranks 8th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Europe (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe (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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