Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt
Egypt: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 82.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt, 1990–2014
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
In 2014, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt stood at 82.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt peaked at 82.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1990.
Egypt ranks 18th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 22.5% | — |
| 1992 | 24.7% | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 22.5% | -8.9% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +35.1% |
| 1996 | 28.3% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 31.8% | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 33.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +10.9% |
| 2003 | 55.6% | +51.5% |
| 2005 | 58.5% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +25.5% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 82.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.5%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 82.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.5%, 1.5× the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.6% | 22.5% | 33.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 36.7% | 66.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 82.8% | 82.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Egypt was 82.8% in 2014, 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1990.
- How does Egypt rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Egypt ranks 18th out of 58 countries with data for 2014.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.