Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Kenya
Kenya: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 89.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Kenya, 1993–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya is 89.9%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 138.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya peaked at 89.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2003.
That places Kenya 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 33.2% | — |
| 1998 | 38.8% | +16.9% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | -40.2% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +62.5% |
| 2014 | 47.7% | +26.5% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 89.9% | +71.9% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 89.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 2.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 89.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 3.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.0% | 33.2% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 23.2% | 37.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 50.0% | 47.7% | 52.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.9% | 89.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 10 Dominican Republic 94.3% compare
- 11 Bangladesh 93.0% compare
- 13 Philippines 87.5% compare
- 14 Nepal 83.6% compare
- 15 Haiti 79.5% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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): q5 in Kenya?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Kenya was 89.9% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2003.
- How does Kenya rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 138.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.