Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern Africa (African Union)
Eastern Africa (African Union): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 54.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern Africa (African Union), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Eastern Africa (African Union) recorded 54.2 for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 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 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern Africa (African Union) peaked at 54.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2000.
Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 59th 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 Eastern Africa (African Union), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37 | — |
| 2001 | 37.6 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.1 | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 38.8 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 39.8 | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 40.4 | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 41.8 | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 42.9 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 44.1 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 45.9 | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 47.7 | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 48.8 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 49.5 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 50 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 50.4 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 51.3 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.7 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 52.4 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 52.9 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 53.2 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.6 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.7 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 54 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 54.2 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.64 | 37 | 45.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.79 | 47.7 | 53.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.88 | 53.6 | 54.2 | 4 |
More health data for Eastern Africa (African Union)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 16,377 (2100)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4757 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 99,009 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 9 78,391 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 24 177,529 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 14 44,051 (2024)
- Deaths aged 5 to 24 299,971 (2024)
- Deaths aged 10 to 19 122,571 (2024)
- Deaths aged 15 to 19 78,520 (2024)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 8.69 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern Africa (African Union) was 54.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2000.
- How does Eastern Africa (African Union) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Eastern Africa (African Union) ranks 59th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Eastern Africa (African Union)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Africa (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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