Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy was 97.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau, 2000–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 97.0% for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 97.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 2000.
That places Guinea-Bissau 40th out of 99 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 62.1% | — |
| 2006 | 77.9% | +25.4% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +18.9% |
| 2014 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.0% | 62.1% | 77.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 94.0% | 92.4% | 97.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More reference data data for Guinea-Bissau
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3098 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.395 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1955 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2346 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1466 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau?
- Share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy in Guinea-Bissau was 97.0% in 2019, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 2000.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 40th out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of mothers visited by a health professional during pregnancy rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.