Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Ecuador
Ecuador: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 84.2% in 2004. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Ecuador, 1984–2004
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 Ecuador is 84.2%, measured in 2004. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Ecuador peaked at 84.2% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1998.
That places Ecuador 81st out of 99 countries with data for 2004, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Ecuador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 76.2% | — |
| 1987 | 72.5% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 74.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 68.8% | -7.9% |
| 2004 | 84.2% | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.3% | 72.5% | 76.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 71.8% | 68.8% | 74.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 84.2% | 84.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Ecuador
- 78 Mauritania 85.0% compare
- 79 Suriname 84.8% compare
- 80 Timor-Leste 84.4% compare
- 82 Niger 83.5% compare
- 83 Benin 83.2% compare
- 84 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 82.4%
More health data for Ecuador
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6766 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,324 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 354 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 0.0362 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.67 % 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 Ecuador?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Ecuador was 84.2% in 2004, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Ecuador?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2004.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Ecuador?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1998.
- How does Ecuador rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Ecuador ranks 81st out of 99 countries with data for 2004.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Ecuador?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ecuador 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.