Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union
African Union: Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 55.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union, 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union is 55.4, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union peaked at 55.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.1, in 2000.
African Union ranks 57th of 76 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1 | — |
| 2001 | 43.6 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 44.3 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 45 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.8 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 46.3 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 47.6 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 48.9 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 50.3 | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 51.2 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 51.5 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.7 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 51.7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 52.2 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.3 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 54.6 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 54.7 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 55 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 55.1 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 55.4 | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.61 | 43.1 | 51.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.42 | 51.5 | 54.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.05 | 54.7 | 55.4 | 4 |
More health data for African Union
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 (2024)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in African Union was 55.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in African Union?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in African Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1 in 2000.
- How does African Union rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- African Union ranks 57th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in African Union?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this African Union 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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