Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Uganda
Uganda: Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 was 27.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Uganda, 1995–2019
Source: Household Surveys (DHS, MICS). Measured in highest.
Analysis
The most recent figure for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Uganda is 27.9%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Uganda peaked at 28.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2006.
Uganda ranks 30th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): Q5 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | highest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 20.3% | — |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -47.8% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | +112.6% |
| 2011 | 24.0% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 28.0% | +16.7% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | -25.7% |
| 2019 | 27.9% | +34.1% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 27.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 20.5%, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 27.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.2%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.3% | 20.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 11.9% | 25.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 20.8% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (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 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % 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 Uganda?
- Antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 in Uganda was 27.9% in 2019, according to Household Surveys (DHS, MICS).
- What is the highest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2006.
- How does Uganda rank for antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5?
- Uganda ranks 30th out of 45 countries with data for 2019.
- Is antenatal care (doctor) (% of women with a birth): q5 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.