Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 89.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Kenya, 1993–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2020, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya stood at 89.9%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya peaked at 99.1% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 2020.
That places Kenya 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 97.2% | — |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 96.5% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | -8.1% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 89.9% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 93% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 89.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.1%, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.8% | 93.1% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.8% | 99.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya?
- Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya was 89.9% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2014.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2020.
- How does Kenya rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Kenya ranks 43rd out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kenya 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): Q5 (highest). 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.