Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 46.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) is 46.7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) peaked at 46.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9, in 2000.
That places West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) 71st 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 West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9 | — |
| 2001 | 33.1 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 33.9 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 34.8 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 36.2 | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 37.2 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 38.1 | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 39.7 | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 41.4 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 42.2 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 41.7 | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 41.2 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 40.8 | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 40.8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.4 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 39.9 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 40.2 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 40.2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 44.9 | +11.7% |
| 2019 | 45.7 | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 45.7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.3 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 46.5 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 46.7 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.95 | 32.9 | 42.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.58 | 39.9 | 45.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3 | 45.7 | 46.7 | 4 |
More health data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 (2100)
- Child deaths 712,753 (2024)
- Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 (2024)
- Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million (2024)
- Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 (2024)
- Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 (2024)
- Child mortality rate 36.62 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 (2024)
- Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 (2024)
All data for West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) was 46.7 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 in 2000.
- How does West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions) ranks 71st out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in West and Central Africa (UNICEF Prog.regions)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West and Central 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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