Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Eswatini
Eswatini: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 98.5% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Eswatini, 2000–2014
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eswatini recorded 98.5% for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Eswatini peaked at 98.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 84.8%, in 2007.
That places Eswatini 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Eswatini, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.6% | — |
| 2002 | 89.8% | +3.7% |
| 2007 | 84.8% | -5.6% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | +14.2% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 87.1% | 84.8% | 89.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.8% | 98.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Eswatini
More reference data data for Eswatini
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3059 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0048 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3309 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0679 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0557 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.82 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.026 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Eswatini?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Eswatini was 98.5% in 2014, 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 Eswatini?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Eswatini?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.8% in 2007.
- How does Eswatini rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Eswatini ranks 18th out of 99 countries with data for 2014.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Eswatini?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eswatini 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.