Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Uganda
Uganda: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.0%
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
66.0%
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 Uganda, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Uganda is 66.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 175.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Uganda peaked at 66.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 2016.
Uganda ranks 6th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 24.0% | — |
| 2016 | 17.0% | -29.2% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +82.4% |
| 2018 | 34.0% | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +20.6% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | +43.9% |
| 2021 | 66.0% | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 58.0% | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +17.9% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 66.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 1.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 66.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 54.0%, 1.2× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.4% | 17.0% | 41.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 56.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 3 Burkina Faso 77.0% compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of Congo 76.0% compare
- 5 Central African Republic 72.0% compare
- 6 Zambia 66.0% compare
- 8 Senegal 59.0% compare
- 8 Niger 59.0% compare
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 pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Uganda?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Uganda was 66.0% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 2016.
- How does Uganda rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Uganda ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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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