Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Pakistan
Pakistan: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 91.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Pakistan, 1991–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 91.2% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2019. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Pakistan peaked at 91.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 24.8%, in 1999.
Pakistan ranks 67th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 25.7% | — |
| 1997 | 26.4% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +74.6% |
| 2005 | 36.0% | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 60.9% | +69.2% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 73.1% | +30.5% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +17.9% |
| 2019 | 91.2% | +5.8% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 91.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 91.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.6% | 24.8% | 26.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 36.0% | 60.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 73.1% | 91.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Pakistan was 91.2% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 91.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.8% in 1999.
- How does Pakistan rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Pakistan ranks 67th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.