Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Southern Africa (African Union)
Southern Africa (African Union): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 59.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Southern Africa (African Union), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Africa (African Union) is 59.2, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Africa (African Union) peaked at 59.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.7, in 2000.
Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 47th 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 Southern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7 | — |
| 2001 | 38.7 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 38.7 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.4 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 40.2 | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 41.4 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 43.8 | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 45.7 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 47 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 47.8 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 48.5 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.6 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.3 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 51 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.6 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 53.8 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 54 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 55.7 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 54.9 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 55.8 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.6 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 59.2 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.14 | 38.7 | 47.8 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.62 | 48.5 | 55.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7 | 56 | 59.2 | 4 |
More health data for Southern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,219 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4321 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 41,539 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 24,232 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 72,471 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 18,844 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 115,547 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 49,776 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 30,932 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 19.05 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Africa (African Union) was 59.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7 in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa (African Union) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Southern Africa (African Union) ranks 47th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Southern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Africa (African Union) 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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