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Antenatal Care Coverage by African country
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.
Latest available year varies by country (2007–2021); each row shows its year, and values more than 5 years behind the most recent are marked ⚠.
Burundi
Cabo Verde
EswatiniBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Antenatal Care Coverage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burundi | 99.2% | |
| 2 | Cabo Verde | 98.8% | |
| 3 | Eswatini | 98.5% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98.1% | |
| 5 | Tanzania | 98% | |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 97.9% | |
| 7 | Gambia | 97.8% | |
| 8 | Liberia | 97.8% | |
| 9 | Rwanda | 97.7% | |
| 10 | Senegal | 97.6% | |
| 11 | Ghana | 97.4% | |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 97% | |
| 13 | Zambia | 96.9% | |
| 14 | Malawi | 96.8% | |
| 15 | Namibia | 96.6% ⚠ ’13 | |
| 16 | Algeria | 95.3% | |
| 17 | Tunisia | 95.3% | |
| 18 | Uganda | 95.1% | |
| 19 | Gabon | 94.7% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 20 | Botswana | 94.1% ⚠ ’07 | |
| 21 | Mozambique | 94% | |
| 22 | South Africa | 93.7% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 93.5% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 93.3% | |
| 25 | Cote d'Ivoire | 93.2% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 26 | Libya | 93% ⚠ ’07 | |
| 27 | Kenya | 92.8% | |
| 28 | Comoros | 92.1% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 91.3% ⚠ ’11 | |
| 30 | Lesotho | 91.3% | |
| 31 | Egypt | 90.3% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 32 | Madagascar | 88.9% | |
| 33 | Eritrea | 88.5% ⚠ ’10 | |
| 34 | Morocco | 88.5% | |
| 35 | Djibouti | 87.7% ⚠ ’12 | |
| 36 | Cameroon | 87% | |
| 37 | Mauritania | 85% | |
| 38 | Niger | 83.5% | |
| 39 | Benin | 83.2% | |
| 40 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 82.4% | |
| 41 | Angola | 81.6% ⚠ ’16 | |
| 42 | Guinea | 80.9% | |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 80.2% | |
| 44 | Mali | 79.5% | |
| 45 | Sudan | 79.1% ⚠ ’14 | |
| 46 | Togo | 77.9% | |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 73.6% | |
| 48 | Nigeria | 67% | |
| 49 | South Sudan | 61.9% ⚠ ’13 | |
| 50 | Chad | 54.7% ⚠ ’15 | |
| 51 | Central African Republic | 51.8% | |
| 52 | Somalia | 31.1% |
Sao Tome and Principe
Tanzania
Sierra Leone
Gambia
Liberia
Rwanda
Senegal
Ghana
Guinea-Bissau
Zambia
Malawi
Namibia
Algeria
Tunisia
Uganda
Gabon
Botswana
Mozambique
South Africa
Republic of the Congo
Zimbabwe
Cote d'Ivoire
Libya
Kenya
Comoros
Equatorial Guinea
Lesotho
Egypt
Madagascar
Eritrea
Morocco
Djibouti
Cameroon
Mauritania
Niger
Benin
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Angola
Guinea
Burkina Faso
Mali
Sudan
Togo
Ethiopia
Nigeria
South Sudan
Chad
Central African Republic
SomaliaGet this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Antenatal Care Coverage figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
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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 Antenatal Care Coverage figure in the Africa API, each from the latest year available for that country (which can differ between countries, here 2007–2021). Every value links to its full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
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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