Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Rwanda
Rwanda: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 19.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Rwanda, 1992–2020
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
In 2020, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Rwanda stood at 19.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 125.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Rwanda peaked at 28.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1992.
That places Rwanda 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4.9% | — |
| 2000 | 28.6% | +483.7% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | -50.0% |
| 2008 | 8.0% | -44.1% |
| 2010 | 8.8% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 17.3% | +96.6% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | -22.0% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +39.3% |
| 2020 | 19.8% | +5.3% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 19.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 20.5%, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 19.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 75% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 8.0% | 28.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 8.8% | 18.8% | 4 |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 19.8% | 19.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 32 Burundi 26.0% compare
- 33 Madagascar 21.2% compare
- 34 Côte d'Ivoire 20.8% compare
- 36 Mali 18.6% compare
- 37 Malawi 17.9% compare
- 38 Sierra Leone 17.2% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- 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 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % 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): q5 in Rwanda?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Rwanda was 19.8% in 2020, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1992.
- How does Rwanda rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Rwanda ranks 35th out of 45 countries with data for 2020.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.