Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Uganda
Uganda: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 95.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Uganda, 1989–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 95.1% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2019.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Uganda peaked at 97.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 1989.
That places Uganda 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019, 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 Uganda, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 87.7% | — |
| 1995 | 91.2% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 92.4% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 93.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 95.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.7% | 87.7% | 87.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 91.2% | 91.2% | 91.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 93.4% | 92.4% | 94.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.3% | 97.3% | 5 |
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More health data for Uganda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 853.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6,666 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 111 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.28 % 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 0.0787 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Uganda?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Uganda was 95.1% in 2019, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 1989.
- How does Uganda rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Uganda ranks 52nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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.