Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria
Nigeria: Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits was 52.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria, 1990–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria is 52.4%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria peaked at 56.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 44.8%, in 2008.
Nigeria ranks 81st of 95 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 52.0% | — |
| 1999 | 47.3% | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.8% | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -9.7% |
| 2017 | 49.1% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | -9.3% |
| 2024 | 52.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.6% | 47.3% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 44.8% | 47.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 49.1% | 56.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.5% | 52.4% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria?
- Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits in Nigeria was 52.4% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest antenatal care coverage - at least four visits recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antenatal care coverage - at least four visits recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.8% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for antenatal care coverage - at least four visits?
- Nigeria ranks 81st out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is antenatal care coverage - at least four visits rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Antenatal care coverage - at least four visits (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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