Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Western Africa (African Union)
Western Africa (African Union): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 46.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Western Africa (African Union), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Africa (African Union) recorded 46.4 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 0.2% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (African Union) peaked at 46.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2003.
Western Africa (African Union) ranks 62nd 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 Western Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27 | — |
| 2001 | 25.5 | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 23.6 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 23 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 28.8 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 29.9 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4 | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.5 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 36.4 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 38 | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 38.1 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 38 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.3 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 41.7 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 42.4 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.2 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 44.6 | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 45.2 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.9 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 45.8 | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 46.3 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.4 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3 | 23 | 33.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.69 | 36.4 | 45.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.6 | 43.9 | 46.4 | 4 |
More health data for Western Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,567 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3568 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 81,861 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 141,307 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 155,960 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 88,651 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 385,918 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 162,750 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 74,099 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.44 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (African Union)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (African Union) was 46.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Western Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Western Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2003.
- How does Western Africa (African Union) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Western Africa (African Union) ranks 62nd out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Western Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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