Health in Africa Western and Central 345 indicators covering health for Africa Western and Central. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, female 85,148 2024 up 7.1% 15th Number of deaths ages 10-19 years, male 106,649 2024 up 15.5% 16th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, female 37,085 2024 down 1.7% 17th Number of deaths ages 15-19 years, male 52,669 2024 up 13.8% 18th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, female 43,521 2024 up 0.5% 17th Number of deaths ages 20-24 years, male 58,439 2024 up 13.1% 24th Prevalence of HIV, total 1.2% 2024 down 33.5% 15th Number of people who are undernourished 82.50 million 2023 up 66.0% 20th People using safely managed sanitation services, urban 30.7% 2024 up 22.8% 30th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 19.7% 2021 down 3.1% 19th Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 21.1% 2021 down 8.9% 32nd Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 20.4% 2021 down 6.0% 21st Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.09 per 100,000 population 2021 up 1.0% 14th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female 0.9002 per 100,000 female population 2021 up 9.0% 10th Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male 1.27 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 4.4% 18th Suicide mortality rate, female 2.41 per 100,000 female population 2021 down 3.4% 41st Suicide mortality rate, male 9.06 per 100,000 male population 2021 down 1.6% 37th Suicide mortality rate 5.76 per 100,000 population 2021 down 1.8% 41st Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol) 1.42 2020 down 15.4% 29th Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol) 4.09 2020 down 13.2% 27th Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol) 6.76 2020 down 13.1% 26th People using safely managed drinking water services, urban 41.9% 2024 up 0.0% 29th Prevalence of anemia among children 69.1% 2019 down 7.0% 1st Prevalence of current tobacco use 5.3% 2024 down 27.4% 44th Prevalence of current tobacco use, females 1.1% 2024 down 36.8% 44th Prevalence of current tobacco use, males 9.6% 2024 down 26.0% 44th People using safely managed sanitation services, rural 20.7% 2024 up 18.6% 26th Current health expenditure per capita, PPP 223.79 current international $ 2023 up 56.8% 39th Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita, PPP 131.6 current international $ 2023 up 51.6% 34th Domestic general government health expenditure 1.0% 2023 up 32.7% 43rd Domestic private health expenditure per capita, PPP 141.66 current international $ 2023 up 52.8% 34th Domestic general government health expenditure per capita 16.11 current US$ 2023 up 5.6% 40th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 29.7% 2024 up 14.3% 25th Number of stillbirths 391,090 2023 down 4.3% 16th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 21.4% 2024 up 18.7% 26th People using safely managed drinking water services, rural 18.5% 2024 up 35.6% 24th People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water 37.7% 2024 up 4.9% 26th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 59.0% 2021 down 13.4% 1st Cause of death, by injury 8.4% 2021 up 29.1% 14th Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases 31.4% 2021 up 23.8% 45th Cause of death, by other COVID-19 pandemic-related outcomes 1.2% 2021 — 37th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 91.5% 2021 down 2.8% 1st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 91.1% 2021 down 2.9% 1st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 51.0% 2021 down 18.7% 1st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 53.7% 2021 down 16.3% 6th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 51.3% 2021 down 16.2% 6th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 56.4% 2021 down 16.4% 6th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 91.3% 2021 down 2.9% 1st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 36.0% 2021 down 17.2% 6th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 27.1% 2021 down 9.4% 13th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 42.7% 2021 down 18.9% 5th Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, female 3.9% 2021 up 76.8% 45th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 60.6% 2021 down 13.6% 1st Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 27.9% 2021 down 5.7% 15th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 28.6% 2021 down 1.9% 15th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14, female 19.2% 2021 up 27.1% 39th Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4 3.9% 2021 up 75.1% 45th Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and 57.6% 2021 down 13.2% 1st Cause of death, by injury, ages 0-4, male 4.0% 2021 up 73.6% 45th Cause of death, by injury, ages 5-14 23.6% 2021 up 23.9% 43rd ← 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