Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 was 87.5% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 in Dominican Republic, 1996–2014
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 87.5% for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3 in 2014. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and down 11.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3 in Dominican Republic peaked at 100.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2014.
That places Dominican Republic 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.2% | — |
| 1999 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 87.5% | -12.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 87.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 93.4%, 94% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 87.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 86.7%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.2% | 99.2% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 96.9% | 99.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 93.8% | 87.5% | 100.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
- 6 Kazakhstan 94.6% compare
- 7 Vietnam 92.3% compare
- 8 Egypt 91.6% compare
- 10 Bolivia 86.7% compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 86.0% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 70.9% compare
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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): q3 in Dominican Republic?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3 in Dominican Republic was 87.5% in 2014, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3 recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2014.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3?
- Dominican Republic ranks 9th out of 45 countries with data for 2014.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q3 rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Dominican Republic data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q3. 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.