Africa (WHO region): statistics and indicators

237 indicators and 6,078 data points for Africa (WHO region), collected automatically from official statistical sources.

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Key indicators for Africa (WHO region)

Indicator	Latest	Year	Rank	Trend
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled	1,654	2025	2nd	volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled	179,400	2025	3rd	volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled	20,261	2025	3rd	volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled	20,578	2025	2nd	volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled	12,202	2025	9th	volatile
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate	-1.43 % change on previous year	2024	2nd	volatile
Number of infant deaths, annual growth rate	-0.8695 % change on previous year	2024	2nd	volatile
Number of neonatal deaths, annual growth rate	-0.0365 % change on previous year	2024	3rd	volatile
Measles - number of reported cases, annual growth rate	-8.02 % change on previous year	2025	5th	volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases, annual growth rate	160.28 % change on previous year	2025	2nd	volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate	23.13 % change on previous year	2025	2nd	volatile
Measles - number of reported cases	179,400	2025	3rd	volatile
Diphtheria - number of reported cases	20,261	2025	3rd	volatile
Total tetanus - number of reported cases	20,578	2025	2nd	volatile
Pertussis - number of reported cases	12,202	2025	13th	volatile
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases	1,654	2025	2nd	volatile
Under-five mortality rate	69.9	2024	1st	falling
Infant mortality rate (probability of dying between birth and age 1)	46.32	2024	2nd	falling
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (crude estimate)	11.3%	2024	3rd	falling
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (crude estimate)	29.8%	2024	10th	rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)	12.7%	2024	7th	rising
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)	32.3%	2024	10th	rising
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard	4.7%	2024	11th	volatile
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard	12.3%	2024	11th	rising
Obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (crude estimate)	11.3%	2024	8th	rising
Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)	11.3%	2024	3rd	falling
Thinness among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age < -2 standard	7.2%	2024	6th	falling
Number of infant deaths	1.86 million	2024	3rd	falling
Number of under-five deaths	2.77 million	2024	3rd	falling
Neonatal mortality rate	26.27	2024	1st	falling
Number of neonatal deaths	1.07 million	2024	3rd	flat
Number of maternal deaths	177,774	2023	2nd	falling
Maternal mortality ratio	442.12	2023	1st	falling
Mortality rate among children ages 5 to 9 years	8.27	2024	2nd	falling
Number of deaths among adolescents	181,479	2024	3rd	flat
Number of deaths among children 5 to 14 years of age	463,033	2024	2nd	falling
Adolescent mortality rate	5.85	2024	2nd	falling
Mortality rate for 5-14 year-olds	14.07	2024	2nd	falling
Number of deaths among children ages 5 to 9 years	281,554	2024	2nd	falling
Diphtheria - number of reported cases, annual growth rate	30.02 % change on previous year	2025	3rd	volatile
Proportion of population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and	91.9%	2023	1st	flat
Population with primary reliance on clean fuels and technologies for	55.86	2023	12th	rising
Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and technologies	632.45	2023	2nd	rising
Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern	56.7%	2025	11th	rising
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, annual growth rate	-35.24 % change on previous year	2025	9th	volatile
Proportion of population with primary reliance on fuels and	83.2%	2023	1st	flat
Population with primary reliance on fuels and technologies for	572.82	2023	2nd	rising
Diabetes treatment coverage, crude	23.89	2022	11th	rising
Prevalence of diabetes, age-standardized	10.52	2022	13th	rising
Diabetes treatment coverage, age-standardized	26.14	2022	11th	rising
Prevalence of diabetes, crude	8.58	2022	12th	rising
Measles-containing-vaccine first-dose (MCV1) immunization coverage	71.0%	2025	15th	rising
Measles-containing-vaccine second-dose (MCV2) immunization coverage	58.0%	2025	10th	volatile
Hepatitis B (HepB3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)	76.0%	2025	10th	rising
Diphtheria tetanus toxoid and pertussis third-dose (DTP3)	76.0%	2025	11th	rising
Hib (Hib3) immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)	76.0%	2025	8th	volatile
BCG immunization coverage among 1-year-olds (%)	82.0%	2025	15th	rising
Mean HDL cholesterol, age-standardized	1.1	2018	7th	flat
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, age-standardized	2.9	2018	11th	rising
Mean total cholesterol, crude	4	2018	16th	flat
Mean HDL cholesterol, crude	1.1	2018	10th	flat
Mean Non-HDL cholesterol, crude	2.8	2018	11th	rising
Mean total cholesterol, age-standardized	4	2018	16th	flat
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)	59,122	2024	5th	rising
Stunting prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)	31.7%	2024	2nd	falling
Overweight numbers among children under 5 years of age (thousands)	7,740	2024	8th	rising
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)	4.2%	2024	14th	falling
Number of deaths among children ages 10 to 14 years	173,068	2021	2nd	rising
Adolescent mortality rate	6.02	2021	1st	falling
Proportion of population with primary reliance on clean fuels and	9.0%	2024	7th	rising
Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure)	2.86	2024	6th	rising
Number of incident tuberculosis cases	2.62 million	2024	5th	flat
Incidence of tuberculosis	207	2024	2nd	falling
Number of deaths due to tuberculosis, excluding HIV	315,000	2024	4th	falling
Deaths due to tuberculosis among HIV-negative people	25	2024	2nd	falling
Number of incident tuberculosis cases	428,000	2024	2nd	falling
Population using at least basic drinking-water services	53.3%	2024	7th	rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services	26.4%	2024	7th	rising
Tuberculosis - new and relapse cases	1.93 million	2024	6th	rising
Tuberculosis treatment coverage	74	2024	9th	rising
Mean BMI (kg/m²)	23.2	2016	9th	rising
Rubella - number of reported cases	19,669	2025	2nd	volatile
Treatment success rate: new TB cases	89	2023	5th	rising
Yellow fever - number of reported cases	290	2025	4th	volatile
Poliomyelitis - number of reported cases	65	2018	2nd	volatile
Mortality rate among children ages 10 to 14 years	6.29	2020	1st	falling
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases	69	2023	2nd	rising
Stillbirth rate	21.67	2023	2nd	falling
Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia	99,145	2023	8th	rising
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases	42	2023	12th	rising
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access	43	2023	12th	rising
UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and	54	2023	12th	rising
UHC Service Coverage Index	51	2023	12th	rising
Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among	65.0%	2025	5th	volatile
Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current	42.1%	2023	7th	falling
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage	6.9%	2023	10th	flat
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage	1.8%	2023	10th	rising
Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage	33.2%	2023	10th	flat
Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic	5.6%	2023	9th	rising
Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure	35.0%	2023	5th	falling

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