The continental maternal mortality rates dropped from 341 to 269 per 1,000 live births between 2013 and 2019. In addition, the prevalence of underweight children under five reduced significantly in several countries.

The continent registered a weak performance in reducing the incidence of malaria, registering a score of 27% in relation to the 2019 target, with the incidence moderately reducing from 94.1 to 86.4 per 1,000 people.

With a continental performance of 54 % against the 2019 target, the weighted continental incidence of tuberculosis (TB) dropped from 189.5 to 158.5 per 1,000 people. Similar varied patterns were recorded in the fight against HIV/AIDS.