Health in África Occidental y Central 32 indicators covering health for África Occidental y Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,625 2100 down 3.1% 33rd Mortality rate 1-59 months 62.68 2024 down 16.4% 1st Deaths age 1-11 months 550,053 2024 down 0.7% 6th Child mortality rate 36.62 2024 down 20.2% 1st Deaths age 1-59 months 1.26 million 2024 down 6.2% 5th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 27.06 2024 down 11.3% 1st Child deaths 712,753 2024 down 10.1% 4th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3417 2024 up 6.9% 55th Deaths aged 20 to 24 134,312 2024 up 13.4% 17th Deaths aged 15 to 19 121,704 2024 up 13.6% 13th Deaths aged 10 to 19 245,795 2024 up 15.6% 8th Deaths aged 5 to 24 573,682 2024 up 9.2% 8th Deaths aged 10 to 14 124,091 2024 up 17.7% 8th Deaths aged 15 to 24 256,016 2024 up 13.5% 16th Deaths aged 5 to 9 193,575 2024 down 0.5% 8th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 10.54 2022 up 3.8% 27th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 10.81 2022 up 41.1% 116th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 4.2 2022 up 77.9% 121st Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 12.26 2022 up 42.2% 123rd Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.51 2022 down 9.4% 52nd Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 30.69 2022 up 20.7% 126th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 17.64 2025 down 33.0% 16th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 54.91 2025 up 28.1% 57th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.42 2020 down 7.0% 76th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 27.45 2025 down 10.9% 12th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 32.10 million 2024 up 22.5% 7th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 6.9 2024 down 18.8% 10th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1.5 2024 down 31.8% 15th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 3.72 million 2024 down 18.2% 7th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 46.7 2023 up 14.5% 71st Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 44.8 2023 up 17.6% 67th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 20.9 2024 down 7.5% 5th