Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Nigeria
Nigeria: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 67.0% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Nigeria, 1986–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Nigeria stood at 67.0%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Nigeria peaked at 78.8% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2010.
Nigeria ranks 95th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 78.8% | — |
| 1990 | 57.2% | -27.4% |
| 1999 | 63.6% | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 57.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +22.4% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 67.0% | +1.8% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 67.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 73% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 67.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.2%, 72% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 57.2% | 63.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 57.7% | 58.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 54.1% | 67.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Nigeria was 67.0% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 1986.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2010.
- How does Nigeria rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Nigeria ranks 95th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.