Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal
Senegal: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 29.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal, 1990–2021
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
In 2021, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal stood at 29.2%.
That represents a change of down 47.4% on the previous year and down 41.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal peaked at 58.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1990.
Senegal ranks 56th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.3% | — |
| 1993 | 14.0% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 17.7% | +26.4% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +139.8% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +25.6% |
| 2013 | 46.5% | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 48.1% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 46.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | +15.2% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 58.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | -47.4% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 29.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.5%, 47% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 29.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.8%, 51% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +139.8% | 16.6% | 39.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 13.3% | 17.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 28.2% | 16.6% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 52.0% | 46.5% | 58.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 53 Bangladesh 36.9% compare
- 54 Guinea 35.3% compare
- 55 Chad 31.0% compare
- 57 Afghanistan 27.6% compare
- 58 Yemen 25.1% compare
More health data for Senegal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 3 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % 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 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % 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 Senegal?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Senegal was 29.2% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1990.
- How does Senegal rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Senegal ranks 56th out of 58 countries with data for 2021.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.