Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in India
India: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 was 41.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in India, 1993–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in India is 41.8%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in India peaked at 41.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1993.
That places India 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in India, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 19.5% | — |
| 1999 | 26.9% | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 22.7% | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 41.8% | +35.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 41.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 3.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.2% | 19.5% | 26.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 22.7% | 22.7% | 22.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.8% | 30.8% | 30.8% | 1 |
| 2020s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 9 Dominican Republic 73.5% compare
- 10 Viet Nam 69.5% compare
- 11 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 48.7% compare
- 13 Bangladesh 41.4% compare
- 14 Haiti 29.1% compare
- 15 Nepal 19.5% compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4372 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,332 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0372 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5922 % 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 India?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in India was 41.8% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1993.
- How does India rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1?
- India ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.