Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 27.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan, 2010–2020
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
In 2020, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan stood at 27.6%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 71.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan peaked at 27.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2011.
That places Afghanistan 57th out of 58 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.1% | — |
| 2011 | 14.6% | -9.3% |
| 2014 | 22.7% | +55.5% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -21.6% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | +28.2% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +32.1% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 27.6% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.2%, 58% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 27.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.5%, 52% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 18.1% | 14.6% | 22.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 27.6% | 27.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
More health data for Afghanistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.03 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 812.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,735 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 19 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.077 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Afghanistan was 27.6% in 2020, according to UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 27.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2011.
- How does Afghanistan rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Afghanistan ranks 57th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Afghanistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys, published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits (% of pregnant women). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Pregnant women receiving prenatal care, at least four times, are the percentage of women attended at least four times during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.