Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 57.4 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) recorded 57.4 for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) peaked at 57.4 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.1, in 2000.
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 52nd 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 Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.1 | — |
| 2001 | 43.5 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 44.2 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 44.9 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 45.7 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 45.9 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.4 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 48.8 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 50 | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 51.3 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 52.2 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.4 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 53.8 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 54.5 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 55.2 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 55.6 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 56 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.3 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.5 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.8 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 57 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 57 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 57.4 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.48 | 43.1 | 51.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.03 | 52.2 | 56.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1 | 57 | 57.4 | 4 |
More health data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4112 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 141,256 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 109,295 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 259,516 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 72,532 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 441,343 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 190,792 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 118,260 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 16.09 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.23 (2022)
All data for Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) was 57.4 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1 in 2000.
- How does Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) ranks 52nd out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) 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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