Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Guinea
Guinea: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 35.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Guinea, 1990–2018
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Guinea is 35.3%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 30.2% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Guinea peaked at 56.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 24.5%, in 1990.
That places Guinea 54th out of 58 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 24.5% | — |
| 1992 | 24.5% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.1% | +100.4% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 48.8% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 50.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.6% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 35.3% | -30.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 35.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.5%, 56% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 35.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.8%, 62% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.7% | 24.5% | 49.1% | 3 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 46.3% | 50.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 47.5% | 35.3% | 56.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % 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 Guinea?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Guinea was 35.3% in 2018, 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 Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.5% in 1990.
- How does Guinea rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Guinea ranks 54th out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.