Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 was 23.5% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Nigeria, 1990–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 23.5% for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Nigeria peaked at 45.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 2018.
Nigeria ranks 24th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q4 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.3% | — |
| 2003 | 25.0% | -43.6% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +25.6% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +39.3% |
| 2013 | 35.1% | -22.7% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 23.5% | -36.7% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 23.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 28.5%, 82% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 23.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 14.2%, 1.7× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.3% | 44.3% | 44.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 25.0% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 23.5% | 45.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 21 Guinea-Bissau 30.7% compare
- 22 Mauritania 28.5% compare
- 23 Democratic Republic of Congo 24.0% compare
- 25 Tanzania 23.0% compare
- 26 Lesotho 20.0% compare
- 27 Malawi 19.3% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Nigeria?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 in Nigeria was 23.5% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 45.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2018.
- How does Nigeria rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4?
- Nigeria ranks 24th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q4 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.