Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 was 92.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 92.9% for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 in 2019.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Senegal peaked at 94.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1997.
That places Senegal 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 66.5% | — |
| 2000 | 68.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 82.5% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 85.9% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 82.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 89.4% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | -1.2% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 92.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 81.1%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 92.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 88.4%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 68.6% | 85.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 82.3% | 94.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Senegal?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Senegal was 92.9% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1?
- Senegal ranks 19th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.