Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Egypt
Egypt: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 was 85.0% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Egypt, 1995–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Egypt is 85.0%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 77.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Egypt peaked at 85.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 1995.
Egypt ranks 6th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Egypt, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 19.2% | — |
| 2000 | 33.1% | +72.4% |
| 2003 | 48.0% | +45.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +11.4% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +52.6% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 85.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 6.9× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.2% | 19.2% | 19.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.7% | 33.1% | 55.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 85.0% | 85.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 3 Turkey 89.7% compare
- 4 Kenya 87.9% compare
- 5 Colombia 85.6% compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 82.7% compare
- 8 Kyrgyzstan 76.2% compare
- 9 Dominican Republic 73.5% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Egypt was 85.0% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 1995.
- How does Egypt rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1?
- Egypt ranks 6th out of 45 countries with data for 2014.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.