Health in Africa (WHO region) 174 indicators covering health for Africa (WHO region). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank UHC Service Coverage sub-index on infectious diseases 42 2023 up 31.2% 12th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on service capacity and access 43 2023 up 19.4% 12th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and 54 2023 up 8.0% 12th UHC Service Coverage Index 51 2023 up 15.9% 12th UHC Service Coverage sub-index on noncommunicable diseases 69 2023 up 6.2% 2nd Stillbirth rate 21.67 2023 down 11.2% 2nd Rotavirus vaccines completed dose (RotaC) immunization coverage among 65.0% 2025 up 71.1% 5th Current health expenditure (CHE) as percentage of gross domestic 5.6% 2023 up 6.8% 9th External health expenditure (EXT) as percentage of current health 24.7% 2023 up 0.5% 2nd Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 33.2% 2023 up 3.7% 10th Out-of-pocket expenditure as percentage of current health expenditure 35.0% 2023 down 3.6% 5th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 1.8% 2023 up 5.9% 10th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) as percentage 6.9% 2023 up 6.2% 10th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) as percentage of current 42.1% 2023 down 3.0% 5th Current health expenditure (CHE) per capita in US$ 137.09 2023 up 5.7% 10th Domestic private health expenditure (PVT-D) per capita in US$ 52.69 2023 up 2.7% 10th Domestic general government health expenditure (GGHE-D) per capita in 65.18 2023 up 7.0% 9th Mumps - number of reported cases 85,587 2025 up 200.4% 4th Incidence of tuberculosis (per 100 000 population) 37 2023 down 64.4% 1st Congenital Rubella Syndrome - number of reported cases 120 2025 up 53.8% 7th External health expenditure (EXT) per capita in US$ 19.22 2023 up 10.0% 6th Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 31.36 2019 down 10.6% 2nd Raised blood pressure (SBP>=140 OR DBP>=90) 28.45 2019 down 10.4% 3rd Hypertension effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 11.8% 2019 up 103.4% 10th Hypertension: effective treatment coverage (controlled hypertension) 10.9% 2019 up 98.2% 10th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 24.7% 2019 up 42.8% 10th Hypertension treatment coverage among adults aged 30-79 with 27.0% 2019 up 43.6% 10th Pneumococcal conjugate second or third-dose vaccines (PCVc) 73.0% 2025 up 21.7% 6th Adolescent birth rate 2.88 2025 down 31.6% 1st Treatment success rate: previously treated TB cases 75 2023 up 7.1% 7th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 15.3% 2022 down 9.3% 10th Prevalence of insufficient physical activity among adults aged 18+ 17.3% 2022 down 8.9% 10th Estimated number of people (all ages) living with HIV 26.30 million 2025 up 8.7% 2nd Prevalence of HIV among adults aged 15 to 49 2.9% 2025 down 27.5% 1st TB patients with known HIV status 89.0% 2024 up 9.9% 2nd Reported number of people receiving antiretroviral therapy 21.70 million 2025 up 80.8% 2nd Confirmed cases of RR-/MDR-TB 21,845 2024 down 14.8% 8th Number of new HIV infections 610,000 2025 down 49.2% 2nd Number of people dying from HIV-related causes 350,000 2025 down 42.6% 2nd Tested TB patients HIV-positive 17.0% 2024 down 56.4% 1st New cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 70.0% 2024 up 993.8% 9th Age-standardized suicide rates 11.45 2021 up 0.6% 2nd Number of deaths in children aged <5 years, by cause 358,703 2021 up 1.1% 2nd Premature deaths due to noncommunicable diseases (NCD) as a 62.56 2021 up 0.7% 1st Total NCD Deaths 3.14 million 2021 up 28.6% 9th Probability (%) of dying between age 30 and exact age 70 from any of 20.8% 2021 down 5.9% 5th Life expectancy at age 60 16.75 2021 up 0.7% 8th Age-standardized NCD mortality rate 575.86 2021 down 5.7% 3rd Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning 1.22 2021 down 4.9% 2nd Life expectancy at birth 63.55 2021 up 5.5% 11th Adult mortality rate (probability of dying between 15 and 60 years) 245.15 2021 down 13.4% 1st Previously treated cases tested for RR-/MDR-TB 78.0% 2024 up 136.4% 8th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 12.62 2021 up 0.2% 8th nMx - age-specific death rate between ages x and x+n 0.0505 2021 down 21.8% 1st nLx - person-years lived between ages x and x+n 96,508 2021 up 1.0% 11th lx - number of people left alive at age x 100,000 2021 unchanged 1st nqx - probability of dying between ages x and x+n 0.0487 2021 down 21.0% 1st Tx - person-years lived above age x 6.36 million 2021 up 5.5% 11th Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth 55.16 2021 up 5.3% 11th ex - expectation of life at age x 63.55 2021 up 5.5% 11th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →