Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Vietnam
Vietnam: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) was 97.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Vietnam, 1997–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Vietnam is 97.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Vietnam peaked at 97.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.3%, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 40th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 70.6% | — |
| 2000 | 68.3% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 86.4% | +26.5% |
| 2006 | 90.8% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 93.7% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +1.3% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 97.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.2%, 100% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 97.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.6% | 70.6% | 70.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 68.3% | 90.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.7% | 95.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 97.0% | 97.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 97.0% compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 96.9% compare
- 42 Zambia 96.9% compare
More health data for Vietnam
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0536 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,132 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 27 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0322 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.33 % 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 0.0357 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Vietnam?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Vietnam was 97.0% in 2021, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.3% in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Vietnam ranks 40th out of 99 countries with data for 2021.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam 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.