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

Zambia: Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 99.5% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
99.5%
World rank
11th
of 45 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 1996
All-time low
91.8%
in 1999
Years of data
6
1996–2018

Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Zambia, 1996–2018

0204060801001996200720181996: 99.5 highest1999: 91.8 highest2002: 97.8 highest2007: 98.2 highest2014: 99.2 highest2018: 99.5 highest

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

Analysis

Zambia recorded 99.5% for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Zambia peaked at 99.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 91.8%, in 1999.

Zambia ranks 11th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 (highest) in Zambia, 1996 to 2018.
Year highest Change
1996 99.5%
1999 91.8% -7.7%
2002 97.8% +6.5%
2007 98.2% +0.4%
2014 99.2% +1.0%
2018 99.5% +0.3%

Zambia compared with similar countries

  • Zambia's 99.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 96.3%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Zambia's 99.5% 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 95.7% 91.8% 99.5% 2
2000s 98.0% 97.8% 98.2% 2
2010s 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 2

Countries ranked near Zambia

  1. 9 Liberia 99.6% compare
  2. 9 Mongolia 99.6% compare
  3. 11 Indonesia 99.5% compare
  4. 11 Rwanda 99.5% compare
  5. 11 Turkey 99.5% compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

More health data for Zambia

All data for Zambia →

Frequently asked questions

What is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Zambia?
Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Zambia was 99.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Zambia?
The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Zambia?
The lowest recorded value was 91.8% in 1999.
How does Zambia rank for antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5?
Zambia ranks 11th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
Is antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Zambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Zambia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Zambia. Statizoid, drawing on Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Retrieved 18 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/antenatal-care-any-skilled-personnel-percent-of-women-with-a-birth-q5-highest/zambia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/antenatal-care-any-skilled-personnel-percent-of-women-with-a-birth-q5-highest/zambia/">Antenatal care (any skilled personnel) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Zambia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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.