Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Rwanda
Rwanda: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 97.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Rwanda, 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 Rwanda stood at 97.7%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Rwanda peaked at 99.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 2000.
That places Rwanda 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 Rwanda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 94.3% | — |
| 2000 | 91.5% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 94.4% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.9% | 91.5% | 95.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 97.6% | 99.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
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More health data for Rwanda
- 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 0.891 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 860.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,738 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9441 % 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 0.065 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Rwanda?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Rwanda was 97.7% 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 Rwanda?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Rwanda?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 2000.
- How does Rwanda rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Rwanda ranks 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Rwanda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Rwanda 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.