Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen
Yemen: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 25.1% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen, 1992–2013
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
In 2013, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen stood at 25.1%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 80.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen peaked at 25.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1992.
That places Yemen 58th out of 58 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 9.8% | — |
| 1997 | 12.5% | +27.6% |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | +80.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 25.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 47.2%, 53% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 25.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 53.5%, 47% of the median. (7 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 9.8% | 12.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 55 Chad 31.0% compare
- 56 Senegal 29.2% compare
- 57 Afghanistan 27.6%
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Yemen was 25.1% in 2013, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 25.1% in 2013.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1992.
- How does Yemen rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Yemen ranks 58th out of 58 countries with data for 2013.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 80.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.