Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 83.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2018, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon stood at 83.2%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 83.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2000.
Cameroon ranks 35th of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 68.9% | — |
| 1998 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 80.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +3.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 83.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 89.2%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 83.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.6%, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 68.9% | 69.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.0% | 67.1% | 70.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 80.3% | 83.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 32 Madagascar 86.0% compare
- 33 Nepal 85.3% compare
- 34 India 83.3% compare
- 36 Burkina Faso 81.0% compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 80.8% compare
- 38 Benin 80.4% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon was 83.2% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 83.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2000.
- How does Cameroon rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2?
- Cameroon ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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): Q2. 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.