Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname

Suriname: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 84.8% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
84.8%
World rank
79th
of 99 countries
All-time high
91.0%
in 1996
All-time low
84.8%
in 2018
Years of data
8
1996–2018

Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Suriname, 1996–2018

0204060801001996200720181996: 91 %1998: 91 %2000: 90.6 %2002: 90 %2004: 90 %2006: 89.9 %2010: 90.9 %2018: 84.8 %

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

Annual values for Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Suriname, 1996 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 76 Cameroon 87.0% compare
  2. 77 India 85.1% compare
  3. 78 Mauritania 85.0% compare
  4. 80 Timor-Leste 84.4% compare
  5. 81 Ecuador 84.2% compare
  6. 82 Niger 83.5% compare

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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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Indicator
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)
Unit
%
Source
State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 789 data points, 1984–2021
Last refreshed

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.