Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Liberia
Liberia: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 98.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Liberia, 2007–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Liberia is 98.8%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Liberia peaked at 99.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 69.2%, in 2007.
That places Liberia 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 69.2% | — |
| 2009 | 93.7% | +35.4% |
| 2011 | 93.1% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 98.8% is above the median for low income countries, which is 95.9%, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 98.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 92.6%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.5% | 69.2% | 93.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 93.1% | 99.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 1 Kyrgyzstan 99.5% compare
- 2 Burundi 99.2% compare
- 3 Sierra Leone 98.9% compare
- 5 Mongolia 98.7% compare
- 6 Kazakhstan 98.6% compare
- 7 Vietnam 98.3% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Liberia?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Liberia was 98.8% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.2% in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2?
- Liberia ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.