Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving was 21.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
21.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
29th
of 33 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2016
All-time low
19.0%
in 2018
Years of data
10
2015–2024
Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zimbabwe, 2015–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zimbabwe stood at 21.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zimbabwe peaked at 25.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2018.
That places Zimbabwe 29th 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 Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.0% | — |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +13.6% |
| 2017 | 22.0% | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 19.0% | -13.6% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 21.0% | +5.0% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 21.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.0%, 46% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 21.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.0%, 60% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 21.6% | 19.0% | 25.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 874.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0689 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zimbabwe?
- Pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving in Zimbabwe was 21.0% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving?
- Zimbabwe ranks 29th out of 33 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pregnant women attending antenatal care at least once and receiving rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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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