Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Benin
Benin: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 11.6% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Benin, 1996–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Benin is 11.6%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Benin peaked at 27.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2018.
Benin ranks 41st of 45 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Benin, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 20.5% | — |
| 2001 | 22.4% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | -45.1% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +120.3% |
| 2014 | 18.4% | -32.1% |
| 2018 | 11.6% | -37.0% |
Benin compared with similar countries
- Benin's 11.6% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 27% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Benin's 11.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 44% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.5% | 20.5% | 20.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 12.3% | 22.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 11.6% | 27.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Benin?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Benin was 11.6% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2018.
- How does Benin rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Benin ranks 41st out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from Household Surveys (DHS, MICS), published as part of Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 (highest). 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.