Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Dominica
Dominica: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 100.0% in 2008. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Dominica, 1990–2008
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Dominica recorded 100.0% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2008. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Dominica peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 90.0%, in 1990.
That places Dominica 1st out of 99 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the top 10%.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Dominica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 90.0% | — |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Dominica compared with similar countries
- Dominica's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Dominica's 100.0% 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 | 95.0% | 90.0% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Dominica
- 1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.0% compare
- 1 Grenada 100.0% compare
- 1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100.0% compare
More health data for Dominica
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.0066 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,509 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.75 % 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 0.0265 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.53 % 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 Dominica?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Dominica was 100.0% in 2008, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Dominica?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Dominica?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.0% in 1990.
- How does Dominica rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Dominica ranks 1st out of 99 countries with data for 2008.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Dominica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominica 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.