Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 46.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) is 46.8, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 46.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.4, in 2003.
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 60th of 76 groups on this measure, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6 | — |
| 2001 | 26 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 25.5 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 25.4 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.5 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 27.8 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 30.3 | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 31.9 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 32.9 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 34.9 | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 36.8 | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 38.8 | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 39.4 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 40.1 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 41.4 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 42.7 | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 43.1 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 43.5 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 43.8 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 44.4 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 44.3 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 45 | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 46.3 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 46.8 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.78 | 25.4 | 34.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.4 | 36.8 | 44.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6 | 44.3 | 46.8 | 4 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 46.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4 in 2003.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 60th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (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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