Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 was 0.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in lowest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Senegal is 0.6%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% on the previous year and down 64.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Senegal peaked at 4.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2013.
That places Senegal 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 2.3% | -42.5% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -48.0% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | +30.8% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -94.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +500.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -66.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +150.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 12.4%, 5% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.2%, 14% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q1 in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +500.0% | 0.1% | 0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 in Senegal was 0.6% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2013.
- How does Senegal rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1?
- Senegal ranks 42nd out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 64.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Senegal 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.