Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 26.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.0%
Change on year
down 10.3%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
31.0%
in 2021
All-time low
17.0%
in 2016
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria stood at 26.0%.
The figure is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria peaked at 31.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2016.
That places Nigeria 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21.0% | — |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -19.0% |
| 2017 | 19.0% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 21.0% | +10.5% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | +47.1% |
| 2021 | 31.0% | +24.0% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 29.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | -10.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 26.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 26.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 74% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 19.0% | 17.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Nigeria was 26.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Nigeria ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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