Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Turkey
Turkey: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 89.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Turkey, 1990–2018
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 89.7% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in 2018. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Turkey peaked at 89.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 1990.
Turkey ranks 10th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 35.9% | — |
| 1993 | 39.9% | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 46.0% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | -8.7% |
| 2003 | 53.9% | +28.3% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +36.7% |
| 2013 | 88.9% | +20.6% |
| 2014 | 88.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 89.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 88.2%, 1.0× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.6% | 35.9% | 46.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 55.9% | 42.0% | 73.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 88.9% | 89.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Turkey?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Turkey was 89.7% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 1990.
- How does Turkey rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Turkey ranks 10th out of 58 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.