Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Middle Africa (UNSDG)
Middle Africa (UNSDG): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 39.2 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Middle Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Middle Africa (UNSDG) recorded 39.2 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Middle Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 39.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.9, in 2000.
Middle Africa (UNSDG) ranks 74th 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 Middle Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.9 | — |
| 2001 | 31.1 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.6 | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 33.1 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 34.6 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 35.3 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 35.6 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 36.3 | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 36.5 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 36.7 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 37.8 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 38 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 38.3 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.8 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.2 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.2 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 38.3 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 38.6 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 38.6 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39.2 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.27 | 30.9 | 36.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.12 | 36.7 | 38.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.75 | 38.6 | 39.2 | 4 |
More health data for Middle Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 12,128 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 26.87 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 9.17 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 11.66 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.34 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.38 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 6.69 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 12.21 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 5.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.6 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Middle Africa (UNSDG) was 39.2 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.9 in 2000.
- How does Middle Africa (UNSDG) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Middle Africa (UNSDG) ranks 74th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Middle Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle Africa (UNSDG) 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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