Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Central Africa
(SDGRC) Central Africa: Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 40.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Central Africa, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
(SDGRC) Central Africa recorded 40.4 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Central Africa peaked at 40.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.9, in 2004.
That places (SDGRC) Central Africa 75th out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Central Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.7 | — |
| 2001 | 25.9 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 25.5 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 25.1 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 24.9 | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 25.1 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 28.2 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 29.7 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 30.1 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 30.7 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 31.2 | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 37.3 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 38.6 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 37.9 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 39.7 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 38.8 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 38.3 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 39.5 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 38.4 | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 38.2 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 39.6 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 37.5 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 39.3 | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 40.4 | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.19 | 24.9 | 30.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.79 | 31.2 | 39.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.2 | 37.5 | 40.4 | 4 |
More health data for (SDGRC) Central Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,121 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3661 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 19,461 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,515 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 34,456 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 13,047 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 66,018 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 28,042 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 14,995 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.94 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Central Africa was 40.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.9 in 2004.
- How does (SDGRC) Central Africa rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- (SDGRC) Central Africa ranks 75th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in (SDGRC) Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Central Africa 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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