Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Brazil
Brazil: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 92.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Brazil, 1996–2019
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 92.7% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in 2019. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Brazil peaked at 92.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2000.
Brazil ranks 4th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 79.9% | — |
| 2000 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.4% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 92.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.2%, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 92.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 87.1%, 1.1× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.9% | 79.9% | 79.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 79.6% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.8% | 92.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
- 1 Peru 95.8% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 95.3% compare
- 3 Kyrgyzstan 94.3% compare
- 5 Dominican Republic 92.6% compare
- 6 Jordan 91.5% compare
- 7 Ghana 90.5% compare
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0296 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 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Brazil?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Brazil was 92.7% in 2019, 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2000.
- How does Brazil rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Brazil ranks 4th out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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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About this data
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.