Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Madagascar
Madagascar: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 88.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Madagascar, 1992–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Madagascar stood at 88.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Madagascar peaked at 88.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 71st 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 Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 78.8% | — |
| 1997 | 76.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 71.2% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 79.9% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 86.3% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 83.1% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 85.1% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 88.9% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 76.8% | 78.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 71.2% | 86.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 82.1% | 87.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 88.9% | 88.9% | 88.9% | 1 |
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More health data for Madagascar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.87 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.4912 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 920.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,569 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 63 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.071 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Madagascar?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Madagascar was 88.9% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Madagascar ranks 71st out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.