Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China
China: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 99.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China, 1992–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China peaked at 99.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 1992.
China ranks 6th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 69.7% | — |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 76.3% | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 78.7% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 83.7% | +6.4% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 87.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 89.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 90.1% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 89.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 89.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 92.2% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 95.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.4% | 69.7% | 89.3% | 8 |
| 2000s | 90.2% | 88.9% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 93.7% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near China
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 99.8% compare
- 6 Armenia 99.6% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 99.4% compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 99.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in China was 99.6% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 1992.
- How does China rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- China ranks 6th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.