Health in African Union 21 indicators covering health for African Union. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 52,068 2100 down 2.9% 7th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.3905 2024 up 8.7% 44th Deaths aged 20 to 24 290,076 2024 up 10.2% 2nd Deaths aged 5 to 9 307,417 2024 down 6.1% 1st Deaths aged 15 to 24 535,569 2024 up 9.5% 2nd Deaths aged 10 to 14 197,072 2024 up 8.3% 2nd Deaths aged 5 to 24 1.04 million 2024 up 4.1% 2nd Deaths aged 10 to 19 442,565 2024 up 8.4% 2nd Deaths aged 15 to 19 245,493 2024 up 8.6% 2nd Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 8.85 2022 down 1.2% 54th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 5.27 2022 up 49.7% 96th Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 14.27 2022 up 26.9% 100th Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 10.56 2022 down 5.5% 48th Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 15.51 2022 up 25.8% 84th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 36.19 2022 up 13.2% 94th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 13.89 2020 down 5.1% 62nd Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 61.30 million 2024 up 9.7% 2nd Estimated number of children (aged 0-17 years) who have lost one or 10.30 million 2024 down 28.5% 2nd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 55.4 2023 up 6.5% 57th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 50.2 2023 up 11.1% 51st Mother-to-child HIV transmission rate 9.8 2024 down 34.2% 12th