Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Egypt
Egypt: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 90.3% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Egypt, 1988–2014
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Egypt recorded 90.3% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2014. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 31.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Egypt peaked at 90.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.1%, in 1996.
That places Egypt 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 57.0% | — |
| 1991 | 52.1% | -8.6% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +9.6% |
| 1993 | 52.9% | -7.4% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | -19.7% |
| 1996 | 39.1% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 52.0% | +33.0% |
| 1998 | 47.2% | -9.2% |
| 2000 | 52.9% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 68.7% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | +5.7% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +22.7% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 90.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 98% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 90.3% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.2%, 99% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.0% | 57.0% | 57.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 49.0% | 39.1% | 57.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 52.9% | 73.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.3% | 90.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Egypt was 90.3% in 2014, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.1% in 1996.
- How does Egypt rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Egypt ranks 69th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.