Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Southern Asia (UNSDG)
Southern Asia (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Southern Asia (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Southern Asia (UNSDG) recorded 66 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 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Asia (UNSDG) peaked at 66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.7, in 2000.
Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 39th 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 Asia (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7 | — |
| 2001 | 35.1 | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 36.7 | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 38.3 | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 40.7 | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 42.5 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 44.2 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 47.6 | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 49.2 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 50.9 | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 51.8 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 53.8 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 54.9 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 57.3 | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 59.1 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 60.1 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 61 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 60.6 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.3 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 63.4 | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 64.3 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 65.2 | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 66 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.29 | 32.7 | 49.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.18 | 50.9 | 62.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.72 | 63.4 | 66 | 4 |
More health data for Southern Asia (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,194 (2100)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 12.42 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 286,273 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 4.42 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 8.04 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 444,800 (2024)
- Child deaths 158,527 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.6322 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 81,065 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Southern Asia (UNSDG) was 66 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7 in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Southern Asia (UNSDG) ranks 39th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Southern Asia (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia (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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