Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 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): Q2 is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 96.2% in Kenya; the lowest is 0.4% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.7%, and the mean is 32.0%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 240.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 15 fell. The largest increase was in Burkina Faso (up 1,150.0%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 86.7%).
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 96.2% | 2020 | up 343.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Mongolia | 94.9% | 2018 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 3 | Colombia | 93.9% | 2015 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 4 | Jordan | 93.7% | 2018 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 92.3% | 2013 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 89.0% | 2015 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 7 | Viet Nam | 88.5% | 2014 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 88.2% | 2014 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 81.2% | 2014 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 10 | Kyrgyzstan | 79.6% | 2018 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 67.9% | 2008 | up 23.9% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 58.2% | 2019 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 13 | India | 56.0% | 2021 | up 58.2% | rising |
| 14 | Haiti | 45.1% | 2017 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 15 | Nepal | 43.5% | 2019 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 25.5% | 2017 | up 7.6% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 20.2% | 2012 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.9% | 2019 | up 256.6% | rising |
| 19 | Malawi | 18.7% | 2017 | up 163.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Indonesia | 17.7% | 2017 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Mauritania | 16.5% | 2021 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 22 | Ghana | 15.9% | 2019 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 23 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 15.7% | 2017 | up 613.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 14.4% | 2018 | up 53.2% | rising |
| 25 | Liberia | 13.6% | 2020 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 26 | Guinea | 12.8% | 2018 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 27 | Lesotho | 12.4% | 2018 | up 96.8% | rising |
| 28 | Madagascar | 11.3% | 2021 | down 27.6% | flat |
| 29 | Uganda | 10.0% | 2019 | down 13.0% | rising |
| 30 | Zimbabwe | 7.4% | 2019 | up 48.0% | falling |
| 30 | Gambia | 7.4% | 2020 | down 28.8% | rising |
| 32 | Nigeria | 6.3% | 2018 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 32 | Chad | 6.3% | 2015 | up 472.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 3.0% | 2017 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.8% | 2016 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 2.5% | 2018 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 36 | Burkina Faso | 2.5% | 2018 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 2.4% | 2019 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Mozambique | 2.2% | 2018 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Benin | 2.0% | 2018 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 41 | Mali | 1.5% | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Zambia | 1.4% | 2018 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Rwanda | 1.0% | 2020 | down 65.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 0.6% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Senegal | 0.4% | 2019 | down 86.7% | 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.