Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina
Argentina: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 95.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina, 1993–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina stood at 95.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina peaked at 99.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 1993.
That places Argentina 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 98.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | -3.2% |
Argentina compared with similar countries
- Argentina's 95.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Argentina's 95.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.2%, 98% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 99.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 98.1% | 98.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 95.0% | 95.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 95.1% compare
- 52 Uganda 95.1% compare
- 55 Nicaragua 94.6% compare
- 56 Mozambique 94.0% compare
- 57 Philippines 93.8% compare
More health data for Argentina
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6333 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,462 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 684 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % 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 0.0269 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Argentina was 95.0% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 1993.
- How does Argentina rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Argentina ranks 54th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Argentina 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.