Health in África Oriental y Meridional 32 indicators covering health for África Oriental y Meridional. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 24,140 2100 down 2.5% 37th Mortality rate 1-59 months 28.13 2024 down 32.4% 9th Deaths age 1-11 months 290,821 2024 down 21.5% 10th Child mortality rate 13.43 2024 down 32.9% 9th Deaths age 1-59 months 545,560 2024 down 21.5% 9th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 14.91 2024 down 32.4% 9th Child deaths 254,739 2024 down 21.4% 9th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.4619 2024 up 14.9% 36th Deaths aged 20 to 24 142,488 2024 up 8.8% 15th Deaths aged 15 to 19 111,842 2024 up 3.7% 18th Deaths aged 10 to 19 177,934 2024 up 0.1% 18th Deaths aged 5 to 24 427,123 2024 down 1.5% 17th Deaths aged 10 to 14 66,092 2024 down 5.6% 21st Deaths aged 15 to 24 254,330 2024 up 6.5% 18th Deaths aged 5 to 9 106,701 2024 down 14.6% 16th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.58 2022 down 8.0% 59th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 12.01 2022 up 30.8% 97th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 3.32 2022 up 60.2% 144th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 10.42 2022 up 30.4% 145th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 13.65 2022 down 4.7% 14th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 29.19 2022 up 18.6% 137th Proportion of health care facilities with no water service 19.99 2025 down 1.8% 11th Proportion of health care facilities with basic water services 56.61 2025 up 11.8% 51st Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14.38 2020 down 4.2% 46th Proportion of health care facilities with limited water services 23.4 2025 down 19.3% 21st Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 25.90 million 2024 down 2.6% 11th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 4.9 2024 down 16.9% 26th Weight-for-height <-3 SD 1 2024 down 33.3% 27th Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 6.57 million 2024 down 33.0% 5th Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 58.1 2023 up 6.4% 50th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 48.7 2023 up 15.1% 55th Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 7 2024 down 45.3% 15th