Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mozambique
Mozambique: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 94.0% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mozambique, 1997–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 94.0% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mozambique peaked at 94.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71.4%, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 56th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 71.4% | — |
| 2000 | 75.8% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 92.3% | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 87.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 94.0% | +7.8% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 94.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 86.2%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 94.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 71.4% | 71.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 75.8% | 92.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 87.2% | 94.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 54 Argentina 95.0% compare
- 55 Nicaragua 94.6% compare
- 57 Philippines 93.8% compare
- 58 South Africa 93.7% compare
- 59 Barbados 93.4% compare
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % 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 Mozambique?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Mozambique was 94.0% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.4% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Mozambique ranks 56th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.