Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Algeria
Algeria: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) was 95.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Algeria, 1992–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Algeria is 95.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Algeria peaked at 95.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 58.0%, in 1992.
That places Algeria 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.0% | — |
| 2000 | 79.0% | +36.2% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 89.4% | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 92.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 92.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 95.3% | +2.8% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 95.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 95.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 79.0% | 89.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 92.7% | 95.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,455 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0485 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Algeria?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Algeria was 95.3% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.0% in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Algeria ranks 49th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.