Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Paraguay
Paraguay: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 98.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Paraguay, 1990–2016
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Paraguay is 98.7%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Paraguay peaked at 98.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 1990.
That places Paraguay 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 86.9% | — |
| 1996 | 88.7% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 94.2% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +2.5% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 98.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 98.7% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.2%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.2% | 86.9% | 89.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 94.2% | 96.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Paraguay
More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 Paraguay?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Paraguay was 98.7% in 2016, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 1990.
- How does Paraguay rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Paraguay ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.