Share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in Brazil
Brazil: Share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy was 93.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in Brazil, 1996–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 93.8% for share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in Brazil peaked at 93.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2001.
Brazil ranks 24th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 77.0% | — |
| 2000 | 79.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -42.7% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +82.6% |
| 2003 | 84.8% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 86.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 88.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 89.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 93.0% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.8% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.2% | 45.6% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 88.8% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.8% | 93.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More reference data data for Brazil
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 13.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 72.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 9.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 139.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 46.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 18.99 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 405.35 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 699.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 49.04 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in Brazil?
- Share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy in Brazil was 93.8% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 93.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2001.
- How does Brazil rank for share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy?
- Brazil ranks 24th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers receiving at least four antenatal visits during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
An antenatal visit refers to pregnancy care provided by skilled health personnel (doctors, nurses or midwives).