Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Northern Africa (UNSDG)
Northern Africa (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 65.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Northern Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa (UNSDG) is 65.9, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 67.5 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 61, in 2000.
That places Northern Africa (UNSDG) 40th out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 61 | — |
| 2001 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 61.6 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 61.7 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 62.2 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 62.5 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.4 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 64.1 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 64.4 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 65.2 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 65.2 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.1 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.5 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.5 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 67.5 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 66.9 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 67 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 67 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.2 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 65.2 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 65.1 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 65.3 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 65.9 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 65.9 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.71 | 61 | 65.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.01 | 64.1 | 67.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.55 | 65.1 | 65.9 | 4 |
More health data for Northern Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,206 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 16.4 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 56,320 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 6.68 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 93,975 (2024)
- Child deaths 37,655 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.501 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,777 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern Africa (UNSDG) was 65.9 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.5 in 2014.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61 in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Northern Africa (UNSDG) ranks 40th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Northern Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa (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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