Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Kenya
Kenya: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 92.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Kenya, 1989–2020
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 Kenya is 92.8%, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Kenya peaked at 95.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 76.2%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 62nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 78.0% | — |
| 1993 | 94.8% | +21.5% |
| 1998 | 91.9% | -3.1% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | -17.1% |
| 2003 | 88.1% | +15.6% |
| 2009 | 91.5% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 85.8% | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 95.5% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 93.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.0% | 78.0% | 78.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.3% | 91.9% | 94.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 85.3% | 76.2% | 91.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.7% | 85.8% | 95.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 59 Barbados 93.4% compare
- 60 Zimbabwe 93.3% compare
- 61 Côte d'Ivoire 93.2% compare
- 63 Tajikistan 91.8% compare
- 64 Azerbaijan 91.7% compare
- 65 Guatemala 91.3% compare
- 65 Lesotho 91.3% compare
More health data for Kenya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.44 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6026 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,119 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 16,059 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0621 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 Kenya?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Kenya was 92.8% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 95.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.2% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Kenya ranks 62nd out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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.