Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 (lowest) by country
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...
What the numbers show
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 (lowest) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 92.7% in Jordan; the lowest is 0.4% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 10.1%, and the mean is 26.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 232.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 3,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 82.4%).
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 92.7% | 2018 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 92.0% | 2018 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 89.7% | 2013 | up 115.6% | rising |
| 4 | Kenya | 87.9% | 2020 | up 346.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 85.6% | 2015 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 6 | Egypt | 85.0% | 2014 | up 77.1% | rising |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 82.7% | 2015 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 76.2% | 2018 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 73.5% | 2014 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 69.5% | 2014 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 48.7% | 2008 | up 58.6% | rising |
| 12 | India | 41.8% | 2021 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 13 | Bangladesh | 41.4% | 2019 | up 154.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Haiti | 29.1% | 2017 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 15 | Nepal | 19.5% | 2019 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.1% | 2019 | up 123.5% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.6% | 2017 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Malawi | 14.3% | 2017 | up 93.2% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 13.7% | 2021 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 20 | Liberia | 13.6% | 2020 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 21 | Peru | 13.2% | 2012 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 22 | Ghana | 12.4% | 2019 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 23 | Indonesia | 10.1% | 2017 | up 180.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Lesotho | 9.5% | 2018 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 9.5% | 2017 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 26 | Gambia | 8.6% | 2020 | down 28.3% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 8.1% | 2018 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 7.0% | 2019 | down 39.7% | rising |
| 29 | Chad | 5.6% | 2015 | up 2,700.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Madagascar | 5.3% | 2021 | down 70.6% | falling |
| 31 | Zimbabwe | 4.6% | 2019 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 3.9% | 2018 | up 3,800.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Nigeria | 3.2% | 2018 | down 37.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 2.7% | 2017 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 35 | Sierra Leone | 2.2% | 2019 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.8% | 2016 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.4% | 2018 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 38 | Mozambique | 1.2% | 2018 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2018 | down 69.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Zambia | 1.0% | 2018 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Benin | 0.9% | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 42 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2020 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 0.6% | 2019 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 0.5% | 2018 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Togo | 0.4% | 2017 | unchanged | volatile |
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.