Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Madagascar
Madagascar: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 59.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Madagascar, 1990–2021
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 Madagascar is 59.9%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 18.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Madagascar peaked at 59.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1997.
That places Madagascar 35th out of 58 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 42.9% | — |
| 1992 | 41.6% | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 39.7% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 49.3% | +23.6% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 50.6% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +18.4% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 59.9% is above the median for low income countries, which is 47.2%, 1.3× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 59.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.8%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 39.7% | 42.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 39.7% | 49.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 50.6% | 51.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Madagascar?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Madagascar was 59.9% in 2021, 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1997.
- How does Madagascar rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Madagascar ranks 35th out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.