Health in Africa Western and Central 345 indicators covering health for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population ages 65-69, female 3.66 million 2025 up 35.8% 36th Population ages 65-69, male 3.29 million 2025 up 37.8% 36th Population ages 70-74, female 2.46 million 2025 up 28.5% 37th Population ages 70-74, male 2.13 million 2025 up 28.7% 37th Population ages 75-79, female 1.46 million 2025 up 25.9% 37th Population ages 75-79, male 1.21 million 2025 up 26.3% 37th Population ages 80 and above, female 1.06 million 2025 up 31.3% 37th Population ages 80 and above, male 813,115 2025 up 31.2% 37th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 2.8% 2024 up 31.5% 45th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 3.1% 2024 up 30.2% 45th Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 3.0% 2024 up 32.0% 45th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 27.2% 2024 down 10.1% 15th Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 31.8% 2024 down 9.1% 13th Prevalence of stunting, height for age 29.5% 2024 down 9.6% 14th People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 91.5% 2024 up 8.7% 35th People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 55.1% 2024 up 25.5% 37th People practicing open defecation, urban 6.8% 2024 down 20.5% 1st People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 61.2% 2024 up 19.9% 37th People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 26.0% 2024 up 20.2% 43rd People using at least basic drinking water services 76.4% 2024 up 16.2% 35th People using safely managed drinking water services 30.3% 2024 up 15.8% 28th People practicing open defecation, rural 36.0% 2024 down 9.4% 1st People using at least basic sanitation services 40.6% 2024 up 27.8% 39th People practicing open defecation 21.5% 2024 down 16.6% 1st Current health expenditure 4.1% 2023 up 15.7% 38th Current health expenditure per capita 65.9 current US$ 2023 down 12.8% 38th Out-of-pocket expenditure 57.0% 2023 down 7.8% 1st Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 37.57 current US$ 2023 down 19.6% 33rd Domestic general government health expenditure 24.4% 2023 up 20.9% 43rd Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 52.25 current international $ 2023 up 78.2% 40th Domestic private health expenditure 61.9% 2023 down 5.9% 1st Domestic private health expenditure per capita 40.81 current US$ 2023 down 17.9% 33rd People using safely managed sanitation services 25.8% 2024 up 23.7% 30th Immunization, Hib3 74.3% 2024 up 23.1% 29th Number of infant deaths 958,553 2024 down 4.3% 19th Number of under-five deaths 1.53 million 2024 down 8.6% 15th Number of neonatal deaths 550,118 2024 up 0.0% 18th Adolescent fertility rate 92.99 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 24.3% 3rd Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 up 0.0% 39th External health expenditure 13.6% 2023 down 2.4% 12th External health expenditure per capita 8.98 current US$ 2023 down 14.9% 14th External health expenditure per capita, PPP 29.88 current international $ 2023 up 44.5% 14th Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 42.0% 2023 down 5.6% 4th Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 41.4% 2023 down 5.4% 4th Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 49.0% 2023 down 4.2% 1st Stillbirth rate 22.43 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 10.6% 2nd Prevalence of undernourishment 16.3% 2023 up 29.3% 12th Immunization, measles second dose 46.9% 2024 up 716.7% 41st Antiretroviral therapy coverage 77.1% 2024 up 148.3% 13th Prevalence of hypertension, female 38.8% 2019 down 0.1% 6th Prevalence of hypertension, male 33.9% 2019 down 7.0% 22nd Prevalence of hypertension 36.5% 2019 down 3.3% 17th Treatment for hypertension, female 29.1% 2019 up 50.8% 34th Treatment for hypertension, male 23.0% 2019 up 74.2% 32nd Treatment for hypertension 26.4% 2019 up 60.0% 33rd Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 191,797 2024 up 11.6% 15th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 74,188 2024 down 3.9% 12th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 86,222 2024 up 0.7% 12th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 48,063 2024 up 15.1% 13th Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, male 53,980 2024 up 17.3% 13th ← Previous Page 4 of 6 Next →