Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda
Rwanda: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 47.2% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda, 1990–2020
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
In 2020, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda stood at 47.2%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda peaked at 47.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.0% | — |
| 1992 | 12.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 10.4% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 13.3% | +27.9% |
| 2008 | 23.9% | +79.7% |
| 2010 | 35.4% | +48.1% |
| 2011 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +24.0% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +7.5% |
Rwanda compared with similar countries
- Rwanda's 47.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 47.2%, 1.0× the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Rwanda's 47.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.8%, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.0% | 12.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 10.4% | 23.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 35.4% | 43.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Rwanda
- 45 Cote d'Ivoire 51.3% compare
- 46 Mozambique 51.0% compare
- 47 Malawi 50.5% compare
- 48 Burkina Faso 47.2% compare
- 50 Mali 43.3% compare
- 51 Ethiopia 43.0% compare
More health data for Rwanda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9697 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Rwanda was 47.2% in 2020, 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Rwanda ranks 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.