Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions)
Africa (WHO regions): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 53.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions) is 53.7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions) peaked at 53.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.8, in 2000.
Africa (WHO regions) ranks 61st 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.
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8 | — |
| 2001 | 40.2 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 40.9 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 41.6 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 42.7 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 43.4 | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 44.7 | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 45.9 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 47.3 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 48.4 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 48.7 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 48.9 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 49.1 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 49.4 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 49.4 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.3 | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 49.6 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 49.7 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 52.2 | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 52.6 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.8 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 53.1 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 53.3 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 53.7 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.49 | 39.8 | 48.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.89 | 48.7 | 52.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.23 | 52.8 | 53.7 | 4 |
More health data for Africa (WHO regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,408 (2100)
- Child deaths 912,105 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 20.6 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.70 million (2024)
- Child mortality rate 24.72 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 788,826 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 44.81 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 242,744 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 392,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Africa (WHO regions) was 53.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Africa (WHO regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8 in 2000.
- How does Africa (WHO regions) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Africa (WHO regions) ranks 61st out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Africa (WHO regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Africa (WHO regions) data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child-health interventions (Population weighted averages calculated by UNICEF using WPP2024 weights). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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