Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Turkey
Turkey: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) was 96.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Turkey, 1993–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 96.4% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Turkey peaked at 97.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.0%, in 1993.
Turkey ranks 45th 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 Turkey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 67.0% | — |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 80.9% | +12.7% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.4% | -0.6% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 96.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 99% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 96.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 96.8%, 100% of the median. (10 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.4% | 67.0% | 71.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 80.9% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.8% | 96.4% | 97.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
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Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Turkey?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Turkey was 96.4% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.0% in 1993.
- How does Turkey rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Turkey ranks 45th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.