Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 78.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) stood at 78.6.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 78.8 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 67, in 2001.
Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 15th of 76 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.2 | — |
| 2001 | 67 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 67.6 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 68.3 | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 69.2 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 69.8 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.5 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 70.7 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.3 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 71.6 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.2 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.9 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 75.2 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 76 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 76.9 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 77.6 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.1 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 78.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.7 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 77.9 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 78.6 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 78.8 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 78.6 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.32 | 67 | 71.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.36 | 72.2 | 78.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.65 | 78.6 | 78.8 | 4 |
More health data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,092 (2100)
- Child deaths 19,504 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 5.02 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 65,564 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 46,060 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 7.1 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.08 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5402 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 76,656 (2024)
All data for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 78.6 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8 in 2021.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 67 in 2001.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 15th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean (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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