Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 68.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) is 68.3, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 69.1 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 62, in 2000.
Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 35th 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 Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62 | — |
| 2001 | 62.3 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 62.8 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 63.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.6 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 63.9 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 64.8 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 65.4 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 65.7 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 66.4 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 66.6 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 66.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.4 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 68.6 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 68.8 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 68.8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 69.1 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68.2 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 67.9 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.1 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 68.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.6 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 68.3 | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64 | 62 | 66.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.11 | 66.6 | 69.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.27 | 68.1 | 68.6 | 4 |
More health data for Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -11.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 10,884 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 148,273 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.31 (2024)
- Child deaths 52,963 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.97 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.7 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 95,310 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5151 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 49,171 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) was 68.3 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.1 in 2014.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) ranks 35th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia (UNSDG) 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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