Health in Northern Africa (UNSDG) 26 indicators covering health for Northern Africa (UNSDG). IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Live Births Surviving to Age 1 5,206 2100 down 4.6% 107th Mortality rate 1-59 months 16.4 2024 down 1.5% 15th Deaths age 1-11 months 56,320 2024 down 13.5% 27th Child mortality rate 6.68 2024 up 17.5% 15th Deaths age 1-59 months 93,975 2024 down 3.9% 26th Mortality rate age 1-11 months 9.79 2024 down 11.3% 14th Child deaths 37,655 2024 up 15.2% 25th Neonatal deaths as a percentage of under-five deaths 0.501 2024 down 6.2% 29th Deaths aged 20 to 24 39,972 2024 up 54.0% 52nd Deaths aged 10 to 19 41,656 2024 up 33.0% 49th Deaths aged 5 to 24 100,405 2024 up 39.9% 50th Deaths aged 10 to 14 12,810 2024 up 27.1% 51st Deaths aged 15 to 24 68,818 2024 up 45.9% 52nd Deaths aged 5 to 9 18,777 2024 up 29.6% 44th Deaths aged 15 to 19 28,846 2024 up 35.9% 50th Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 61.2 2022 up 7.9% 33rd Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 31.64 2022 up 22.1% 21st Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 5.17 2022 down 2.7% 92nd Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 31.25 2022 up 16.5% 37th Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 14.25 2022 up 35.2% 36th Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 5.94 2022 up 1.0% 86th Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 14 2020 down 0.0% 54th Weight-for-height <-2 SD 0.2 2024 down 33.3% 53rd Weight-for-height <-3 SD 0 2024 — 52nd Universal health coverage index for reproductive, maternal, newborn 67.3 2023 down 2.9% 38th Coverage of essential health services (Population weighted averages) 65.9 2023 down 0.9% 40th