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Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) by country

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.

Countries reporting
99
Highest
100.0%
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
51.8%
Central African Republic
Median
95.3%
Years covered
38
1984–2021
Data points
789

What the numbers show

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 51.8% in Central African Republic.

The median across all reporting countries is 95.3%, and the mean is 91.2%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Laos (up 123.4%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 24.0%).

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% 2008 up 22.0% rising
1 Grenada 100.0% 2007 up 2.0% flat
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% 2007 — flat
1 Dominica 100.0% 2008 up 0.1% rising
5 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% 2018 up 3.0% flat
6 Armenia 99.6% 2016 up 7.1% rising
6 China 99.6% 2018 up 9.5% rising
8 Uzbekistan 99.4% 2015 up 0.4% flat
9 Kazakhstan 99.3% 2015 down 0.6% rising
10 Burundi 99.2% 2017 up 7.4% rising
11 Cuba 99.1% 2019 down 0.9% flat
11 Mongolia 99.1% 2018 down 0.4% rising
13 Sri Lanka 98.8% 2016 down 0.6% rising
14 Palestine 98.7% 2020 up 0.7% flat
14 Paraguay 98.7% 2016 up 4.8% rising
16 Oman 98.6% 2014 down 1.0% rising
16 Thailand 98.6% 2019 down 0.5% rising
18 Eswatini 98.5% 2014 up 9.7% rising
18 Mexico 98.5% 2015 up 0.8% rising
20 Peru 98.1% 2020 up 3.6% rising
20 Sao Tome and Principe 98.1% 2019 up 0.2% rising
22 Tanzania 98.0% 2017 up 29.3% rising
22 Dominican Republic 98.0% 2019 down 0.9% flat
24 Sierra Leone 97.9% 2019 up 12.7% rising
25 Liberia 97.8% 2020 up 2.6% rising
25 Gambia 97.8% 2020 down 0.3% flat
27 Jamaica 97.7% 2011 up 39.4% flat
27 Rwanda 97.7% 2020 down 0.3% rising
29 Costa Rica 97.6% 2018 up 8.6% rising
29 Senegal 97.6% 2019 up 3.8% rising
29 Jordan 97.6% 2018 down 1.2% rising
32 Indonesia 97.5% 2017 up 4.5% rising
33 Ghana 97.4% 2019 up 8.1% rising
34 Turks and Caicos Islands 97.3% 2020 down 2.7% flat
34 North Macedonia 97.3% 2019 down 1.3% rising
36 Colombia 97.2% 2016 up 4.0% rising
36 Brazil 97.2% 2015 down 0.2% rising
36 Malaysia 97.2% 2014 up 32.1% rising
36 Belize 97.2% 2016 up 3.4% flat
40 Guinea-Bissau 97.0% 2019 up 4.8% rising
40 Vietnam 97.0% 2021 up 3.5% rising
42 Saint Lucia 96.9% 2012 up 102.7% rising
42 Zambia 96.9% 2019 up 3.4% rising
44 Malawi 96.8% 2020 up 2.2% rising
45 Turkey 96.4% 2018 up 4.8% rising
46 Honduras 96.1% 2019 up 4.8% rising
47 El Salvador 96.0% 2014 up 11.6% rising
48 Bolivia 95.6% 2016 up 20.9% rising
49 Cambodia 95.3% 2014 up 37.5% rising
49 Algeria 95.3% 2019 up 6.6% rising
49 Tunisia 95.3% 2018 down 0.7% rising
52 Trinidad and Tobago 95.1% 2011 up 2.9% flat
52 Uganda 95.1% 2019 up 1.0% rising
54 Argentina 95.0% 2020 down 3.2% flat
55 Nicaragua 94.6% 2012 up 10.6% rising
56 Mozambique 94.0% 2018 up 1.8% rising
57 Philippines 93.8% 2017 up 3.0% rising
58 South Africa 93.7% 2016 up 2.0% flat
59 Barbados 93.4% 2012 down 6.6% flat
60 Zimbabwe 93.3% 2019 up 5.5% flat
61 Cote d'Ivoire 93.2% 2016 up 9.9% rising
62 Kenya 92.8% 2020 up 8.2% rising
63 Tajikistan 91.8% 2017 up 3.4% rising
64 Azerbaijan 91.7% 2011 up 31.0% rising
65 Lesotho 91.3% 2018 down 0.5% rising
65 Guatemala 91.3% 2015 up 8.3% rising
67 Pakistan 91.2% 2019 up 62.9% rising
68 Haiti 91.0% 2017 up 7.7% rising
69 Egypt 90.3% 2014 up 31.4% rising
70 Guyana 89.2% 2020 down 3.1% flat
71 Madagascar 88.9% 2021 up 7.0% rising
72 Nepal 88.8% 2019 up 52.3% volatile
73 Morocco 88.5% 2018 up 14.8% rising
74 Albania 88.4% 2018 down 9.1% falling
75 Iraq 87.6% 2018 up 4.5% rising
76 Cameroon 87.0% 2018 up 6.1% rising
77 India 85.1% 2021 up 14.7% rising
78 Mauritania 85.0% 2021 up 1.0% rising
79 Suriname 84.8% 2018 down 5.7% falling
80 East Timor 84.4% 2016 up 39.5% rising
81 Ecuador 84.2% 2004 up 12.7% rising
82 Niger 83.5% 2021 up 0.8% rising
83 Benin 83.2% 2018 down 1.1% rising
84 Democratic Republic of Congo 82.4% 2018 down 3.4% rising
85 Guinea 80.9% 2018 down 8.5% rising
86 Myanmar 80.7% 2016 up 1.1% rising
87 Burkina Faso 80.2% 2018 down 5.6% rising
88 Mali 79.5% 2018 up 12.9% rising
89 Sudan 79.1% 2014 up 6.7% rising
90 Laos 78.4% 2017 up 123.4% rising
91 Togo 77.9% 2017 down 7.4% rising
92 Bangladesh 75.2% 2019 up 42.4% rising
93 Ethiopia 73.6% 2019 up 117.1% rising
94 Romania 72.3% 2020 down 9.1% falling
95 Nigeria 67.0% 2018 up 16.1% falling
96 Afghanistan 65.2% 2018 up 81.1% rising
97 Yemen 59.8% 2013 up 44.4% rising
98 Chad 54.7% 2015 up 40.6% rising
99 Central African Republic 51.8% 2019 down 24.0% falling

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Indicator
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)
Unit
%
Source
State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 789 data points, 1984–2021
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Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.