Nigeria's pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) was 67% in 2018, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 9.3 percentage points from 57.7% in 2008.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 67% | 2018 |
| Five years earlier | 60.6% | 2013 |
| Ten years earlier | 57.7% | 2008 |
| Highest | 78.8% | 1986 |
| Lowest | 54.1% | 2010 |
| Average since 2010 | 62.72% | 2010–2018 |
| First recorded | 78.8% | 1986 |
Closest to Nigeria in the 2018 ranking
- China — 1st of 4: 99.6%
- Türkiye — 2nd of 4: 96.4%
- Afghanistan — 4th of 4: 65.2%
What this measures
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care are the percentage of women attended at least once during pregnancy by skilled health personnel for reasons related to pregnancy.
Limitations: For the indicators that are from household surveys, the year refers to the survey year. For more information, consult the original sources.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 11 values
| Year | Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 67 |
| 2017 | 65.8 |
| 2016 | no data |
| 2015 | 62.6 |
| 2014 | no data |
| 2013 | 60.6 |
| 2012 | no data |
| 2011 | 66.2 |
| 2010 | 54.1 |
| 2009 | no data |
| 2008 |
Pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%) in nearby economies
More health data for Nigeria
- Population ages 00-04, female (% of female population) — 14.4% (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male (% of male population) — 14.42% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female — 47.42 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female (% of female population) — 40.41% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male — 48.82 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male (% of male population) — 40.62% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total — 96.25 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 (% of total population) — 40.52% (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female (% of female population) — 13.33% (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Nigeria's pregnant women receiving prenatal care (%)?
- 67% in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1986?
- It is down 11.8 percentage points from 78.8% in 1986. The highest value was 78.8% in 1986 and the lowest 54.1% in 2010.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Childinfo, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Demographic and Health Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SH.STA.ANVC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Childinfo, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF); Demographic and Health Surveys, Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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