Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 71.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) stood at 71.2. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) peaked at 71.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.6, in 2000.
SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 26th 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 SDG regions - Global (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.6 | — |
| 2001 | 54.3 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 55.7 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 56.8 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 57.8 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 58.9 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 59.8 | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 60.7 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 61.6 | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 62.6 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 63.6 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 64.7 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 65.7 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.9 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 67.8 | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 68.4 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.9 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 68.7 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 69.4 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.9 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 70.3 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.8 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 71.2 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.42 | 53.6 | 61.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.67 | 62.6 | 69.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.55 | 69.9 | 71.2 | 4 |
More health data for SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 108,983 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 43.19 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 7.1 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 19.74 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 8.23 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 9.59 (2022)
- Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 11.02 (2025)
- Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 85.31 (2025)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.79 (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) was 71.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.6 in 2000.
- How does SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- SDG regions - Global (UNSDG) ranks 26th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in SDG regions - Global (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG regions - Global (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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