Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
(SDGRC) Eastern Africa: Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 42.9 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa stood at 42.9. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa peaked at 42.9 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.2, in 2000.
That places (SDGRC) Eastern Africa 71st 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) Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.2 | — |
| 2001 | 20.4 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 21 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 21.1 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 21.9 | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 23.3 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 25.8 | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 27.9 | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 29.4 | +5.4% |
| 2009 | 30.9 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 32.8 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 35.2 | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 36.2 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 37.6 | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 38.1 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 39.4 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 39.8 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 40.1 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 39.2 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 39.7 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 40.4 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 40.5 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 42.1 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 42.9 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.19 | 20.2 | 30.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.81 | 32.8 | 40.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.48 | 40.4 | 42.9 | 4 |
More health data for (SDGRC) Eastern Africa
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 21,707 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4061 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 106,470 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 103,982 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 202,350 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 63,352 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 369,684 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 159,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 95,880 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 7.28 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa was 42.9 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2 in 2000.
- How does (SDGRC) Eastern Africa rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- (SDGRC) Eastern Africa ranks 71st out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in (SDGRC) Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this (SDGRC) Eastern 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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