Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Palestine
Palestine: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 98.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Palestine, 2000–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 98.7% for pregnant women receiving prenatal care in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Palestine peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 95.6%, in 2000.
Palestine ranks 14th of 99 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.6% | — |
| 2006 | 98.8% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 98.7% | -0.7% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 98.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 98.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.2%, 1.1× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.6% | 98.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Palestine?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Palestine was 98.7% in 2020, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.6% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Palestine ranks 14th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.