Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Malawi
Malawi: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 50.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
50.0%
in 2023
All-time low
27.0%
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Malawi, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 50.0% for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Malawi peaked at 50.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2015.
Malawi ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 27.0% | — |
| 2016 | 30.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +36.7% |
| 2018 | 37.0% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +20.6% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | -14.6% |
| 2022 | 48.0% | +37.1% |
| 2023 | 50.0% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
Malawi compared with similar countries
- Malawi's 50.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Malawi's 50.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 54.0%, 93% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.8% | 27.0% | 41.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 44.8% | 35.0% | 50.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Malawi?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Malawi was 50.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 50.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2015.
- How does Malawi rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Malawi ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving at least 3 doses of Intermittent Preventive Treatment of Malaria for Pregnant Women (IPTp3) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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