Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in South America (UNSDG)
South America (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 80.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in South America (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South America (UNSDG) recorded 80.7 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in South America (UNSDG) peaked at 80.7 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 68, in 2001.
South America (UNSDG) ranks 10th of 76 groups on this measure, in the top 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 South America (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2 | — |
| 2001 | 68 | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.9 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 69.9 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 70.7 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 71.6 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 72.3 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.6 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 73.3 | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 73.4 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 74.2 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 75.8 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 77 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 77.7 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.7 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 79.8 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.1 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.3 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.9 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 80 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.7 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 80.7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.5 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.89 | 68 | 73.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.35 | 74.2 | 80.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.65 | 80.5 | 80.7 | 4 |
More health data for South America (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 3,058 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 64.04 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 28.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 2.37 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 36.83 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 15.87 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 2.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 8.85 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 1.3 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0.2 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in South America (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in South America (UNSDG) was 80.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7 in 2020.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in South America (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 in 2001.
- How does South America (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- South America (UNSDG) ranks 10th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in South America (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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