Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in India
India: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 was 74.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in India, 1993–2021
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
In 2021, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in India stood at 74.1%.
The figure is up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in India peaked at 74.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1993.
That places India 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 53.3% | — |
| 1999 | 65.1% | +22.1% |
| 2006 | 69.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 74.6% | +7.6% |
| 2021 | 74.1% | -0.7% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 74.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.2% | 53.3% | 65.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 1 |
| 2020s | 74.1% | 74.1% | 74.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near India
- 10 Dominican Republic 92.6% compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 88.2% compare
- 12 Bangladesh 81.6% compare
- 14 Haiti 65.3% compare
- 15 Nepal 62.4% compare
- 16 Philippines 60.8% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 44,822 deaths (2100)
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- 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): q4 in India?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in India was 74.1% in 2021, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2016.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1993.
- How does India rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4?
- India ranks 13th out of 45 countries with data for 2021.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4. 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.