Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 (lowest) by country
Antenatal care: Percentage of women with one or more live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey who have received at least one antenatal care during pregnancy before the most recent birth from any skilled personnel and from a doctor. If the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the...
What the numbers show
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 99.6% in Kyrgyzstan; the lowest is 20.8% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 87.9%, and the mean is 83.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 5.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 9 fell. The largest increase was in Chad (up 760.0%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 69.9%).
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.6% | 2018 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 99.4% | 2015 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 3 | Mongolia | 98.7% | 2018 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 98.7% | 2019 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 5 | Burundi | 98.4% | 2017 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 6 | Dominican Republic | 97.5% | 2014 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 7 | Jordan | 97.0% | 2018 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 8 | Malawi | 96.7% | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 9 | Liberia | 96.3% | 2020 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 10 | Gambia | 95.8% | 2020 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 11 | Tanzania | 95.5% | 2017 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 12 | Uganda | 95.4% | 2019 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 13 | Rwanda | 95.2% | 2020 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 94.7% | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 15 | Zambia | 93.7% | 2018 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 93.3% | 2018 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ghana | 93.2% | 2019 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 93.1% | 2013 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 19 | Senegal | 92.9% | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 92.3% | 2015 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 21 | Indonesia | 91.9% | 2017 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 88.9% | 2019 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 23 | Kenya | 87.9% | 2020 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 24 | Lesotho | 86.9% | 2018 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 86.3% | 2012 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 26 | Cote d'Ivoire | 86.1% | 2016 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 27 | Egypt | 85.6% | 2014 | up 77.6% | rising |
| 28 | Philippines | 85.0% | 2017 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 29 | Vietnam | 81.3% | 2014 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 81.1% | 2019 | up 273.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Haiti | 80.6% | 2017 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 79.4% | 2018 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 33 | Bolivia | 79.1% | 2008 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 34 | Madagascar | 74.9% | 2021 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 35 | India | 72.8% | 2021 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 36 | Mali | 68.5% | 2018 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 36 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 68.5% | 2018 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 38 | Cameroon | 68.2% | 2018 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 39 | Guinea | 68.1% | 2018 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritania | 66.6% | 2021 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 41 | Benin | 63.6% | 2018 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 42 | Chad | 60.2% | 2015 | up 760.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Bangladesh | 49.6% | 2019 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Nigeria | 40.3% | 2018 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 20.8% | 2017 | down 69.9% | falling |
About this data
Antenatal care: Percentage of women with one or more live births in the three (one, two) years preceding the survey who have received at least one antenatal care during pregnancy before the most recent birth from any skilled personnel and from a doctor. If the respondent mentioned more than one provider, only the most qualified provider is considered. The DHS surveys refer births in the three years preceding the survey, the MICS2 surveys refer births in the one year preceding the survey, and the MICS3 surveys refer births in the two years preceding the survey.