Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Lesotho
Lesotho: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 33.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Lesotho, 2000–2018
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Lesotho is 33.8%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Lesotho peaked at 33.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11.5%, in 2004.
That places Lesotho 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.6% | — |
| 2004 | 11.5% | -15.4% |
| 2009 | 23.8% | +107.0% |
| 2014 | 27.0% | +13.4% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +25.2% |
Lesotho compared with similar countries
- Lesotho's 33.8% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 43.3%, 78% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Lesotho's 33.8% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 11.5% | 23.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 30.4% | 27.0% | 33.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lesotho
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Frequently asked questions
- What is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Lesotho?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Lesotho was 33.8% in 2018, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.5% in 2004.
- How does Lesotho rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Lesotho ranks 28th out of 45 countries with data for 2018.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.