Topics.
What each topic is, why it matters, where coverage stands globally, and where to find the underlying data.
Maternal and newborn health
© UNICEF/UNI970395/Safidy AndrianantenainaAntenatal careAntenatal care is where pregnancy complications can be identified early and preventive services delivered.Read about Antenatal care
© UNICEF/UNI916058/Showkat NandaChildbirth careMost maternal and newborn deaths occur around the time of birth, when a skilled attendant can recognise and begin managing the complications that develop fastest.Read about Childbirth care
© UNICEF/UNI669234/Frank DejonghPostnatal and newborn careThe first month of life carries the highest risk of death in childhood, and most of that risk is concentrated in the first week.Read about Postnatal and newborn care
Child survival
© UNICEF/UNI863005/Herold JosephDiarrhoeaDiarrhoea remains among the leading causes of death in young children, although the treatment that prevents most of those deaths is inexpensive and long established.Read about Diarrhoea
© UNICEF/UNI863010/Herold JosephPneumoniaPneumonia kills more children than any other infectious disease, and measured care-seeking has fallen over the past two decades.Read about Pneumonia
© UNICEF/UNI810633/Mohamed DawodMalariaMalaria remains a leading cause of death among young children, and most of the burden falls on children under five.Read about Malaria
Adolescent health and wellbeing
© UNICEF/UNI190979/Nyani QuarmyneEarly childbearingAbout one in seven women aged 20 to 24 had given birth before age 18 — over four times as common in the poorest fifth of households as in the richest.Read about Early childbearing
© UNICEF/UNI813584/Atiko AnthonyNon-communicable disease risk factorsMost of the behaviours that drive chronic disease in adulthood begin in adolescence, which is why they are monitored in this age group.Read about Non-communicable disease risk factors
© UNICEF/UNI964988/Herold JosephMental healthOne in seven adolescents lives with a mental disorder, and there is still no global coverage indicator for the care they receive.Read about Mental health