Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 was 98.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q3 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Senegal recorded 98.9% for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3 in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3 in Senegal peaked at 99.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 79.9%, in 2000.
That places Senegal 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
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): Q3 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 87.9% | — |
| 2000 | 79.9% | -9.1% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 94.2% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 96.0% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 98.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 92.0%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 98.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 94.7%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.9% | 87.9% | 87.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 89.8% | 79.9% | 96.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.3% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 13 Indonesia 98.8% compare
- 13 Sierra Leone 98.8% compare
- 15 Dominican Republic 98.7% compare
- 15 Jordan 98.7% compare
- 15 Tanzania 98.7% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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): q3 in Senegal?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3 in Senegal was 98.9% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2000.
- How does Senegal rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3?
- Senegal ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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): Q3. 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.