Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 65.3 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) recorded 65.3 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 65.3 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.1, in 2000.
South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 42nd 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 South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 31.1 | — |
| 2001 | 33.6 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 35.2 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 36.9 | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 39.4 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 41.2 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 43 | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 44.7 | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 46.4 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 48.1 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 49.9 | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 50.8 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 52.8 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 53.9 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 56.4 | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 58.3 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 59.3 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.2 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 59.8 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 61.5 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 62.6 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 63.5 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.5 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.3 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.96 | 31.1 | 48.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.29 | 49.9 | 61.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.98 | 62.6 | 65.3 | 4 |
More health data for South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 23,581 (2100)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 439,901 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.19 (2024)
- Child deaths 157,304 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.69 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.53 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 282,597 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 139,017 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 65.3 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1 in 2000.
- How does South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 42nd out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (UNICEF Prog.regions) 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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