Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Northern America (UNSDG)
Northern America (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 88.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Northern America (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern America (UNSDG) stood at 88.4. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern America (UNSDG) peaked at 88.4 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 79.3, in 2000.
That places Northern America (UNSDG) 1st out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Northern America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.3 | — |
| 2001 | 79.4 | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 80.4 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 81.3 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.4 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 82.3 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 83.3 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.4 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 84.3 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 85.5 | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.4 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 86.5 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 86.5 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.4 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 87.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 87.5 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 87.5 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.4 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 88.4 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.84 | 79.3 | 84.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.65 | 84.3 | 87.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.95 | 87.5 | 88.4 | 4 |
More health data for Northern America (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -0.4826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 4,363 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 2.76 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 7,146 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 0.9707 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 1.79 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 11,064 (2024)
- Child deaths 3,918 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.5684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 2,675 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Northern America (UNSDG) was 88.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4 in 2022.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.3 in 2000.
- How does Northern America (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Northern America (UNSDG) ranks 1st out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Northern America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern America (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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