Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Belize
Belize: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) was 97.2% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Belize, 1991–2016
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Belize stood at 97.2%.
The figure is up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Belize peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2005.
Belize ranks 36th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Belize, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 96.0% | — |
| 1998 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 95.9% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 94.0% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 94.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +1.0% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 97.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Belize's 97.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.6% | 95.9% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 96.5% | 94.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.2% | 97.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Belize
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % 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 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % 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 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Belize?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Belize was 97.2% in 2016, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2005.
- How does Belize rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Belize ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belize 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 9 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.