Share of mothers receiving at least one antenatal visit during pregnancy by country
Countries reporting
99
Highest
100
Antigua and Barbuda
Lowest
51.8
Central African Republic
Median
95.3
Years covered
38
1984–2021
Data points
789
What the numbers show
Share of mothers receiving at least one antenatal visit during pregnancy is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 100 in Antigua and Barbuda; the lowest is 51.8 in Central African Republic.
The median across all reporting countries is 95.3, and the mean is 91.23.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 71 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 123.4%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 24.0%).
Share of mothers receiving at least one antenatal visit during pregnan: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100 | 2008 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 1 | Grenada | 100 | 2007 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 1 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2007 | — | flat |
| 1 | Dominica | 100 | 2008 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 5 | Kyrgyzstan | 99.8 | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 6 | Armenia | 99.6 | 2016 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 6 | China | 99.6 | 2018 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 99.4 | 2015 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 9 | Kazakhstan | 99.3 | 2015 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 10 | Burundi | 99.2 | 2017 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 11 | Cuba | 99.1 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Mongolia | 99.1 | 2018 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 98.8 | 2016 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 14 | Palestine, State of | 98.7 | 2020 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Paraguay | 98.7 | 2016 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 16 | Oman | 98.6 | 2014 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 16 | Thailand | 98.6 | 2019 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 18 | Eswatini | 98.5 | 2014 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 18 | Mexico | 98.5 | 2015 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 20 | Peru | 98.1 | 2020 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.1 | 2019 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 98 | 2017 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 98 | 2019 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 24 | Sierra Leone | 97.9 | 2019 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 25 | Liberia | 97.8 | 2020 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 25 | Gambia | 97.8 | 2020 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Jamaica | 97.7 | 2011 | up 39.4% | flat |
| 27 | Rwanda | 97.7 | 2020 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 97.6 | 2018 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 29 | Senegal | 97.6 | 2019 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 29 | Jordan | 97.6 | 2018 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | Indonesia | 97.5 | 2017 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 33 | Ghana | 97.4 | 2019 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 34 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 97.3 | 2020 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 34 | North Macedonia | 97.3 | 2019 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 36 | Colombia | 97.2 | 2016 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 36 | Brazil | 97.2 | 2015 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 36 | Malaysia | 97.2 | 2014 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 36 | Belize | 97.2 | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 97 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 40 | Viet Nam | 97 | 2021 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 42 | Saint Lucia | 96.9 | 2012 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 42 | Zambia | 96.9 | 2019 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 96.8 | 2020 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 45 | Türkiye | 96.4 | 2018 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 96.1 | 2019 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 47 | El Salvador | 96 | 2014 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 48 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 95.6 | 2016 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cambodia | 95.3 | 2014 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 49 | Algeria | 95.3 | 2019 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 49 | Tunisia | 95.3 | 2018 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 52 | Trinidad and Tobago | 95.1 | 2011 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 52 | Uganda | 95.1 | 2019 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | Argentina | 95 | 2020 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 55 | Nicaragua | 94.6 | 2012 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 56 | Mozambique | 94 | 2018 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 57 | Philippines | 93.8 | 2017 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 58 | South Africa | 93.7 | 2016 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 59 | Barbados | 93.4 | 2012 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 93.3 | 2019 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 61 | Côte d'Ivoire | 93.2 | 2016 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 62 | Kenya | 92.8 | 2020 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 63 | Tajikistan | 91.8 | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 91.7 | 2011 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 65 | Lesotho | 91.3 | 2018 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 65 | Guatemala | 91.3 | 2015 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 67 | Pakistan | 91.2 | 2019 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 68 | Haiti | 91 | 2017 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 69 | Egypt | 90.3 | 2014 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 70 | Guyana | 89.2 | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 71 | Madagascar | 88.9 | 2021 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 72 | Nepal | 88.8 | 2019 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Morocco | 88.5 | 2018 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 74 | Albania | 88.4 | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 75 | Iraq | 87.6 | 2018 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 76 | Cameroon | 87 | 2018 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 77 | India | 85.1 | 2021 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 78 | Mauritania | 85 | 2021 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 79 | Suriname | 84.8 | 2018 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 80 | Timor-Leste | 84.4 | 2016 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 81 | Ecuador | 84.2 | 2004 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 82 | Niger | 83.5 | 2021 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 83.2 | 2018 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 84 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 82.4 | 2018 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 85 | Guinea | 80.9 | 2018 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 86 | Myanmar | 80.7 | 2016 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 80.2 | 2018 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 88 | Mali | 79.5 | 2018 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 89 | Sudan | 79.1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 78.4 | 2017 | up 123.4% | rising |
| 91 | Togo | 77.9 | 2017 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 75.2 | 2019 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 73.6 | 2019 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 94 | Romania | 72.3 | 2020 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 95 | Nigeria | 67 | 2018 | up 16.1% | falling |
| 96 | Afghanistan | 65.2 | 2018 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 97 | Yemen | 59.8 | 2013 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 98 | Chad | 54.7 | 2015 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 99 | Central African Republic | 51.8 | 2019 | down 24.0% | falling |