Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Maldives
Maldives: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 81.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Maldives, 1999–2017
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 Maldives is 81.6%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Maldives peaked at 91.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1999.
Maldives ranks 19th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.0% | — |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.0% | +40.0% |
| 2009 | 85.1% | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 81.6% | -4.1% |
Maldives compared with similar countries
- Maldives's 81.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.2%, 93% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.4% | 65.0% | 91.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 81.6% | 81.6% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Maldives?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Maldives was 81.6% in 2017, 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 Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1999.
- How does Maldives rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Maldives ranks 19th out of 58 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Maldives?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Maldives 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.