Africa's shared evidence base
Continental health intelligence — produced by Africa, for Africa. Every indicator here is aggregate and country-consented; countries own and control their own data.
Continental snapshot
Illustrative figures. Values shown are realistic placeholders for demonstration and will be replaced with verified, cited sources (WHO/UN MMEIG, UN CRVS) before launch.
Where HICA begins
A maternal death exposes every weakness in a health system at once. Continental mortality has fallen sharply — but remains far from the 2030 target.
Uneven burden
Maternal mortality varies more than sevenfold across Africa's regions.
The civil registration gap
A complete civil register is the foundation of any health system. Across Africa only about one in ten deaths is formally registered — deaths go uncounted, and mortality data can't guide prevention.
Birth vs. death registration
Most countries register far more births than deaths — the gap is where health intelligence goes blind.
Governance in practice
At least a third of countries have enacted data-protection law — the gap now is turning law into enforcement.
Where HICA is active
Functions engaged across the 12 countries HICA currently works with.
55 African countries
The Centre partners with every nation on the continent to strengthen country-led health intelligence systems.
Select a country to view its health-intelligence profile
The Africa Report on Maternal Health Status
A shared evidence base tracking maternal health across the continent — the same data foundation that protects reproductive health data and powers every dashboard on this page.
Sources & sovereignty
- Maternal mortalityWHO / UN MMEIG estimates
- Civil registrationUN CRVS / UNICEF completeness
- Data-protection lawNational legislation trackers
- HICA footprintCountry programme teams
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