Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname
Suriname: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 84.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname, 1996–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname stood at 84.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname peaked at 91.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2018.
Suriname ranks 79th of 99 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 91.0% | — |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 90.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 84.8% | -6.7% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 84.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 87% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 84.8% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.2%, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.0% | 91.0% | 91.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.1% | 89.9% | 90.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 84.8% | 90.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname was 84.8% 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2018.
- How does Suriname rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Suriname ranks 79th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Suriname 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.