Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Tanzania

Tanzania: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 99.7% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.7%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
6th
of 45 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2017
All-time low
95.7%
in 2005
Years of data
8
1996–2017

Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Tanzania, 1996–2017

0204060801001996200620171996: 96.2 highest1999: 97.4 highest2005: 95.7 highest2008: 98.6 highest2010: 98.3 highest2012: 98.1 highest2016: 98.1 highest2017: 99.7 highest

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.

Analysis

The most recent figure for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Tanzania is 99.7%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Tanzania peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.7%, in 2005.

Tanzania ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 (highest) in Tanzania, 1996 to 2017.
Year highest Change
1996 96.2%
1999 97.4% +1.2%
2005 95.7% -1.7%
2008 98.6% +3.0%
2010 98.3% -0.3%
2012 98.1% -0.2%
2016 98.1% +0.0%
2017 99.7% +1.6%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 99.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.1%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 96.8% 96.2% 97.4% 2
2000s 97.2% 95.7% 98.6% 2
2010s 98.5% 98.1% 99.7% 4

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 5 Senegal 99.9% compare
  2. 6 Kazakhstan 99.7% compare
  3. 6 Vietnam 99.7% compare
  4. 9 Liberia 99.6% compare
  5. 9 Mongolia 99.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Tanzania?
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Tanzania was 99.7% in 2017, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 95.7% in 2005.
How does Tanzania rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5?
Tanzania ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2017.
Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tanzania 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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Indicator
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 303 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.