Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 52.8 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2023, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) stood at 52.8. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 52.8 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.2, in 2000.
That places Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) 62nd out of 76 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.2 | — |
| 2001 | 38.6 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 39.3 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 40 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 41.2 | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.9 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 43.2 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 44.5 | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 45.9 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 46.9 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 47.3 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 47.5 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 47.6 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 47.9 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 48 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.4 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 48.6 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 51.2 | +5.3% |
| 2019 | 51.8 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 51.9 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.2 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 52.4 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.8 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.97 | 38.2 | 46.9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.63 | 47.3 | 51.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.33 | 51.9 | 52.8 | 4 |
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 46,890 (2100)
- Child deaths 936,884 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 21.18 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.75 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 809,073 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 46.13 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 25.49 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3831 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 250,104 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) was 52.8 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.2 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG) ranks 62nd out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan 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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