Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 68.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 68.7, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 69.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62.7, in 2000.
Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 33rd 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 Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.7 | — |
| 2001 | 63 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 63.4 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 63.6 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 64.2 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.4 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 65.1 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 65.7 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 66.2 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 66.7 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.9 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.7 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 67.6 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 69 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 69.5 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 69 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.2 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.7 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.3 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.3 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.5 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 69 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.7 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.5 | 62.7 | 66.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.41 | 66.7 | 69.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.62 | 68.3 | 69 | 4 |
More health data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,699 (2100)
- Child deaths 51,561 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.5 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 146,841 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,280 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 13.16 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5204 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 65,759 (2024)
All data for Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 68.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.7 in 2000.
- How does Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 33rd out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Middle East and North Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East and North 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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