Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Western Pacific (WHO regions)
Western Pacific (WHO regions): Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) was 82.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) in Western Pacific (WHO regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Pacific (WHO regions) recorded 82.8 for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) 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 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Pacific (WHO regions) peaked at 82.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.2, in 2000.
Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 5th of 76 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Pacific (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 64.2 | — |
| 2001 | 64.3 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 65.2 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 66.2 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 67 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 68 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 68.9 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 69.8 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 70.9 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 71.7 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.4 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 73.5 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 76.1 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 77.1 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.9 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 78.8 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.6 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 79.5 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.2 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.2 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 81.9 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 81.9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 82.8 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.62 | 64.2 | 71.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.96 | 72.4 | 80.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.95 | 81.2 | 82.8 | 4 |
More health data for Western Pacific (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -9.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 7,134 (2100)
- Child deaths 50,915 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 3.66 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 120,947 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 2.45 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 70,032 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 6.11 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 87,509 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 98,530 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) in Western Pacific (WHO regions) was 82.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) recorded in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.2 in 2000.
- How does Western Pacific (WHO regions) rank for coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages)?
- Western Pacific (WHO regions) ranks 5th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is coverage of essential health services (population weighted averages) rising or falling in Western Pacific (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Pacific (WHO 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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