Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Zambia
Zambia: Pregnant women receiving prenatal care was 96.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Zambia, 1992–2019
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 Zambia is 96.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Zambia peaked at 96.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 83.1%, in 1999.
That places Zambia 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 88.5% | — |
| 1996 | 92.3% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 83.1% | -13.1% |
| 2002 | 93.4% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.7% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 96.9% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 96.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 91.8%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 96.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 93.2%, 1.0× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.9% | 83.1% | 95.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 93.6% | 93.4% | 93.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.7% | 96.9% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 97.0% compare
- 40 Viet Nam 97.0% compare
- 42 Saint Lucia 96.9% compare
- 44 Malawi 96.8% compare
- 45 Türkiye 96.4% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % 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 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % 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 Zambia?
- Pregnant women receiving prenatal care in Zambia was 96.9% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest pregnant women receiving prenatal care recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.1% in 1999.
- How does Zambia rank for pregnant women receiving prenatal care?
- Zambia ranks 42nd out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is pregnant women receiving prenatal care rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.