Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Malawi
Malawi: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 96.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Malawi, 1992–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Malawi stood at 96.8%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Malawi peaked at 97.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 44th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 90.2% | — |
| 2000 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 94.3% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 92.2% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 92.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 91.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 96.1% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.4% | 91.4% | 94.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 94.7% | 97.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 96.8% | 96.8% | 96.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Malawi
- 42 Saint Lucia 96.9% compare
- 42 Zambia 96.9% compare
- 45 Türkiye 96.4% compare
- 46 Honduras 96.1% compare
- 47 El Salvador 96.0% compare
More health data for Malawi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8368 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9312 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 856.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,399 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.61 % 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 0.0714 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.63 % 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 Malawi?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Malawi was 96.8% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Malawi ranks 44th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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.