Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Colombia
Colombia: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 97.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Colombia, 1986–2016
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 97.2% for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Colombia peaked at 97.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 76.6%, in 1986.
That places Colombia 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 76.6% | — |
| 1990 | 84.3% | +10.1% |
| 1995 | 85.8% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 90.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 76.6% | 76.6% | 76.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 85.0% | 84.3% | 85.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 92.6% | 90.8% | 93.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 97.0% | 97.5% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Colombia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Colombia?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Colombia was 97.2% in 2016, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.6% in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated share of women who have had a live birth who were visited at least once during pregnancy by a skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.