Health in AFR 33 indicators covering health for AFR. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years 8.27 2024 down 23.9% 2nd Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies f 632.45 2023 up 14.8% 2nd Prevalence of diabetes, crude 8.58 2022 up 24.5% 11th Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for cooking 572.82 2023 up 13.0% 2nd Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis first-dose (DTP1) immunization 83.0% 2025 up 6.4% 10th Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage amo 71.0% 2025 up 4.4% 10th New HIV infections 0.49 2025 down 59.2% 1st Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% height-for 31.7% 2024 down 7.6% 7th Mean total cholesterol, crude 4 2018 up 2.6% 11th Adolescent mortality rate 6.02 2021 down 17.9% 1st BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%) 82.0% 2025 up 6.5% 10th Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, age-standardiz 35.5 2019 down 4.8% 3rd Hypertension among adults aged 30-79 years, prevalence, crude 31.9 2019 down 5.1% 8th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 40.0% 2019 up 40.8% 9th Hypertension: diagnosis coverage among adults aged 30-79 with hyperten 42.5% 2019 up 40.3% 9th Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among people living with HIV 83.0% 2025 up 69.4% 1st Concentrations of fine particulate matter 33.61 2023 up 11.3% 12th Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 57,000 2024 down 62.0% 4th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 1.4% 2024 down 30.0% 1st Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of d 534,293 2019 up 36.0% 9th Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 105 2019 up 1.9% 7th Estimated number of malaria cases 264.78 million 2024 up 26.6% 2nd Estimated number of children needing antiretroviral therapy based on W 1.10 million 2025 down 45.0% 2nd Estimated antiretroviral therapy coverage among children 54 2025 up 50.0% 3rd HPV immunization coverage estimates among primary target cohort (9-14 54.0% 2025 up 980.0% 3rd Underweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), mo 27,571 2024 down 6.1% 9th Underweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%), model 14.8% 2024 down 18.7% 9th Number of suspected malaria cases 301.75 million 2021 up 33.0% 2nd Number of malaria positive cases by microscopy 20.44 million 2021 up 17.6% 2nd Number of malaria suspects examined by microscopy 51.21 million 2021 up 17.7% 3rd Percentage of people living with HIV who have suppressed viral loads 78 2025 up 90.2% 1st Number of malaria suspects examined by rapid diagnostic test 236.15 million 2021 up 72.4% 2nd Number of imported malaria cases 14,597 2021 up 5.3% 2nd