Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Senegal
Senegal: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 was 0.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q2 in Senegal, 1997–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Senegal is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 86.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Senegal peaked at 5.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.
Senegal ranks 45th of 45 countries on this measure, 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): Q2 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -75.0% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +69.2% |
| 2006 | 1.4% | -36.4% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | +114.3% |
| 2011 | 3.2% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -81.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | +28.6% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +55.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -57.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | -33.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 0.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15.7%, 3% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 0.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.8%, 6% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 3.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Senegal?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 in Senegal was 0.4% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
- How does Senegal rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2?
- Senegal ranks 45th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 86.7%. 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): Q2. 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.