Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Western Africa (UNSDG)
Western Africa (UNSDG): Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn was 50.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Western Africa (UNSDG), 2000–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Western Africa (UNSDG) recorded 50.1 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 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Western Africa (UNSDG) peaked at 50.1 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.9, in 2000.
That places Western Africa (UNSDG) 66th 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 Western Africa (UNSDG), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.9 | — |
| 2001 | 34.4 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 34.9 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 35.8 | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 37.2 | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 38.2 | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 39.4 | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 41.4 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 43.6 | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 44.6 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 43.9 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 42.9 | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 42.3 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 42.2 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 41.5 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 41 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 41.4 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 41.5 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 47.9 | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 48.8 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 48.8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.7 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 49.9 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 50.1 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.34 | 33.9 | 44.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.34 | 41 | 48.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.62 | 48.8 | 50.1 | 4 |
More health data for Western Africa (UNSDG)
- Live Births Surviving to Age 1 14,770 (2100)
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 32.43 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 11.56 (2022)
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 9.96 (2022)
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 11.32 (2022)
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.14 (2022)
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 12.01 (2022)
- Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.26 (2020)
- Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.5 (2024)
- Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn in Western Africa (UNSDG) was 50.1 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1 in 2023.
- What is the lowest universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn recorded in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9 in 2000.
- How does Western Africa (UNSDG) rank for universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn?
- Western Africa (UNSDG) ranks 66th out of 76 groups with data for 2023.
- Is universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn rising or falling in Western Africa (UNSDG)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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