Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon

Cameroon: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 14.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14.4%
World rank
24th
of 45 countries
All-time high
18.3%
in 2000
All-time low
6.4%
in 1991
Years of data
8
1991–2018

Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon, 1991–2018

7.51012.51517.51991200420181991: 6.41998: 8.52000: 18.32004: 6.82006: 9.42011: 12.42014: 13.52018: 14.4

Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).

Analysis

Cameroon recorded 14.4% for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in 2018.

That represents a change of up 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon peaked at 18.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1991.

That places Cameroon 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon, year by year

Annual values for Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon, 1991 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1991 6.4%
1998 8.5% +32.8%
2000 18.3% +115.3%
2004 6.8% -62.8%
2006 9.4% +38.2%
2011 12.4% +31.9%
2014 13.5% +8.9%
2018 14.4% +6.7%

Cameroon compared with similar countries

  • Cameroon's 14.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.7%, 92% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
  • Cameroon's 14.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.8%, 2.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.5% 6.4% 8.5% 2
2000s 11.5% 6.8% 18.3% 3
2010s 13.4% 12.4% 14.4% 3

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 21 Mauritania 16.5% compare
  2. 22 Ghana 15.9% compare
  3. 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 15.7% compare
  4. 25 Liberia 13.6% compare
  5. 26 Guinea 12.8% compare
  6. 27 Lesotho 12.4% compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

More health data for Cameroon

All data for Cameroon →

Frequently asked questions

What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon?
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Cameroon was 14.4% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2000.
What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1991.
How does Cameroon rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2?
Cameroon ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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): Q2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 8 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon. Statizoid, drawing on Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/antenatal-care-doctor-percent-of-women-with-a-birth-q2/cameroon/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/antenatal-care-doctor-percent-of-women-with-a-birth-q2/cameroon/">Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Cameroon</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2
Source
Household Surveys (DHS, MICS)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
45 places, 301 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.