Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Zambia
Zambia: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits was 63.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Zambia, 1990–2019
Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys. Measured in % of pregnant women.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 63.5% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Zambia peaked at 71.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2014.
Zambia ranks 32nd of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of pregnant women | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.5% | — |
| 1992 | 68.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 70.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 60.3% | -15.8% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 63.5% | +14.4% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 63.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 62.5%, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 63.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 56.8%, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.8% | 68.5% | 71.3% | 4 |
| 2000s | 67.8% | 60.3% | 71.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 55.5% | 63.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Zambia?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits in Zambia was 63.5% in 2019, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2014.
- How does Zambia rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits?
- Zambia ranks 32nd out of 58 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care of at least four visits rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.