Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 was 1.1% in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Cameroon, 1991–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Cameroon is 1.1%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Cameroon peaked at 20.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2018.
That places Cameroon 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 5.1% | — |
| 1998 | 6.8% | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 20.7% | +204.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -85.0% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +53.8% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -72.5% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 1.1% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 9% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 1.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 26% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 6.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.1% | 3.1% | 20.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 36 Cote d'Ivoire 1.8% compare
- 37 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.4% compare
- 38 Mozambique 1.2% compare
- 40 Zambia 1.0% compare
- 41 Benin 0.9% compare
- 42 Rwanda 0.6% compare
- 42 Senegal 0.6% compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Cameroon?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Cameroon was 1.1% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 20.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2018.
- How does Cameroon rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1?
- Cameroon ranks 39th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 (lowest). 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.