Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 44.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 44.8, measured 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 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 44.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.5, in 2003.
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 67th 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6 | — |
| 2001 | 25.3 | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 24 | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 23.5 | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 24.9 | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 26.1 | +4.8% |
| 2006 | 28.1 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 29.2 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 30.3 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 33.1 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 35.3 | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 37.7 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 38.2 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 38.1 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.1 | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 41.2 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 41.5 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 41.5 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.8 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 43.4 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 43 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 43.9 | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 44.7 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 44.8 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.11 | 23.5 | 33.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.98 | 35.3 | 43.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1 | 43 | 44.8 | 4 |
More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 44.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5 in 2003.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 67th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West and Central Africa (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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