Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): 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 (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (UNSDG) is 46.4, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 46.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23, in 2003.
That places Western Africa (UNSDG) 62nd out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.9 | — |
| 2001 | 25.5 | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 23.6 | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 23 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 24.8 | +7.8% |
| 2005 | 26.5 | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 28.7 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 29.8 | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 30.4 | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 33.5 | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 36.4 | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 37.9 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 37.9 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 40.2 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 41.6 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 42.3 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 42.2 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 44.5 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 45.1 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 43.9 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 45.7 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 46.2 | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 46.4 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.27 | 23 | 33.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.61 | 36.4 | 45.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.55 | 43.9 | 46.4 | 4 |
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.14 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 46.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- 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 (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2003.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) 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 (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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