Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 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): Q3 is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 97.3% in Jordan; the lowest is 0.5% in Togo.
The median across all reporting countries is 20.4%, and the mean is 36.1%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 195.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 620.0%), and the largest decrease in Togo (down 61.5%).
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan | 97.3% | 2018 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 2 | Mongolia | 97.1% | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 3 | Turkey | 95.8% | 2013 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 4 | Kenya | 95.7% | 2020 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Colombia | 95.3% | 2015 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 94.6% | 2015 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 7 | Vietnam | 92.3% | 2014 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Egypt | 91.6% | 2014 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 87.5% | 2014 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 10 | Bolivia | 86.7% | 2008 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 11 | Kyrgyzstan | 86.0% | 2018 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 70.9% | 2019 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 13 | India | 67.0% | 2021 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 14 | Haiti | 52.5% | 2017 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 15 | Nepal | 52.3% | 2019 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Philippines | 42.7% | 2017 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 17 | Peru | 29.9% | 2012 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 18 | Ghana | 26.8% | 2019 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 25.8% | 2017 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Cameroon | 23.1% | 2018 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 21 | Malawi | 21.4% | 2017 | up 177.9% | rising |
| 21 | Tanzania | 21.4% | 2017 | up 613.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 20.4% | 2021 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 17.1% | 2019 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 25 | Liberia | 15.9% | 2020 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Madagascar | 14.2% | 2021 | down 45.4% | falling |
| 27 | Guinea | 14.1% | 2018 | up 41.0% | falling |
| 28 | Nigeria | 13.0% | 2018 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 29 | Zimbabwe | 12.0% | 2019 | up 110.5% | falling |
| 30 | Uganda | 11.6% | 2019 | down 24.7% | rising |
| 31 | Gambia | 10.7% | 2020 | up 69.8% | rising |
| 32 | Lesotho | 9.6% | 2018 | unchanged | rising |
| 33 | Chad | 5.1% | 2015 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Burundi | 4.4% | 2017 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.6% | 2016 | up 620.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Benin | 3.2% | 2018 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 37 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 3.0% | 2018 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 38 | Sierra Leone | 2.6% | 2019 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Mali | 2.4% | 2018 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 40 | Rwanda | 1.9% | 2020 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Burkina Faso | 1.9% | 2018 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Senegal | 1.8% | 2019 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2018 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Mozambique | 0.5% | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Togo | 0.5% | 2017 | down 61.5% | falling |
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.