Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 59.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 59.1, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 59.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.6, in 2000.
Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 48th 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 Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.6 | — |
| 2001 | 44.1 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 44.8 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 45.3 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 46.1 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 46.7 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 48.2 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 49.2 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 50.4 | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 51.7 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 53 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 53.8 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 54.5 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 55.1 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 56.3 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 56.7 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 57.2 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 57.8 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 58.3 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.3 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 58.6 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 59.1 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.01 | 43.6 | 51.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.82 | 53 | 58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.58 | 58.3 | 59.1 | 4 |
More health data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -5.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 22,212 (2100)
- Child deaths 223,969 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.49 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 482,561 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 258,592 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 27.2 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 12.9 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4701 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 115,372 (2024)
All data for Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 59.1 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6 in 2000.
- How does Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 48th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern and Southern Africa (UNICEF Prog.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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