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Antenatal Care Coverage by African country

99.2%Burundi leads · 2017

Burundi has the highest share of mothers receiving antenatal care of any African country, at 99.2%, ahead of Cabo Verde and Eswatini.

Share of women with a live birth who received antenatal care from a skilled provider at least once. 52 of 54 countries, ranked · World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2017.

#1 vs #523.2×Burundi vs Somalia
Median92.8%Kenya
Lowest31.1%Somalia

By region

regional average
Southern Africa94.9%
7 countries · led by Eswatini
North Africa90.3%
6 countries · led by Algeria
West Africa88.4%
16 countries · led by Cabo Verde
East Africa85.5%
14 countries · led by Burundi
Central Africa81.7%
9 countries · led by Sao Tome and Principe

Full ranking

52 of 54 countries
#CountryAntenatal Care CoveragePeriod
1Burundi
99.2%2017
2Cabo Verde
98.8%2018
3Eswatini
98.5%2014
4Sao Tome and Principe
98.1%2019
5Tanzania
98%2017
6Sierra Leone
97.9%2019
7Gambia
97.8%2020
8Liberia
97.8%2020
9Rwanda
97.7%2020
10Senegal
97.6%2019
11Ghana
97.4%2019
12Guinea-Bissau
97%2019
13Zambia
96.9%2019
14Malawi
96.8%2020
15Namibia
96.6%2013
16Algeria
95.3%2019
17Tunisia
95.3%2018
18Uganda
95.1%2019
19Gabon
94.7%2012
20Botswana
94.1%2007
21Mozambique
94%2018
22South Africa
93.7%2016
23Republic of the Congo
93.5%2015
24Zimbabwe
93.3%2019
25Cote d'Ivoire
93.2%2016
26Libya
93%2007
27Kenya
92.8%2020
28Comoros
92.1%2012
29Equatorial Guinea
91.3%2011
30Lesotho
91.3%2018
31Egypt
90.3%2014
32Madagascar
88.9%2021
33Eritrea
88.5%2010
34Morocco
88.5%2018
35Djibouti
87.7%2012
36Cameroon
87%2018
37Mauritania
85%2021
38Niger
83.5%2021
39Benin
83.2%2018
40Democratic Republic of the Congo
82.4%2018
41Angola
81.6%2016
42Guinea
80.9%2018
43Burkina Faso
80.2%2018
44Mali
79.5%2018
45Sudan
79.1%2014
46Togo
77.9%2017
47Ethiopia
73.6%2019
48Nigeria
67%2018
49South Sudan
61.9%2013
50Chad
54.7%2015
51Central African Republic
51.8%2019
52Somalia
31.1%2019

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  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

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Frequently asked questions

Which African country has the highest share of mothers receiving antenatal care?

Burundi has the highest share of mothers receiving antenatal care in Africa at 99.2% (2017), followed by Cabo Verde and Eswatini.

Which African country has the lowest share of mothers receiving antenatal care?

Somalia has the lowest share of mothers receiving antenatal care of the 52 African countries with data, at 31.1% (2019).

How many African countries report Antenatal Care Coverage data?

52 of 54 African countries have a recent Antenatal Care Coverage figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.

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Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=antenatal_care_pct&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.

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