UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and was 53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2023
Source: Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 53 for uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40 | — |
| 2001 | 40 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41 | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 42 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 43 | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 44 | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 45 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 46 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 47 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 48 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 49 | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 50 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 52 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 53 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 53 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 53 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6 | 40 | 48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.8 | 49 | 52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53 | 53 | 53 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
More reference data data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.81 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 32.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 16.22 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.02 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.33 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2018)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.78 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 0.767 GPIA (2018)
- Teachers in primary education, male 2.57 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and in Sub-Saharan Africa was 53 in 2023, according to Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53 in 2020.
- What is the lowest uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 11th out of 12 groups with data for 2023.
- Is uhc service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Universal Health Coverage Dataset, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal,?newborn?and child health services is based on four tracer indicators: (i) family planning, (ii) pregnancy care, (iii) child immunization, (iv) child treatment. It is presented on a scale of 0 to 100 index points and is one of the four sub-indexes underlaying the overall UHC service coverage index.