Table 1.
Global and regional estimates of coverage of early antenatal care visits by UN Millennium Development Goal region between 1990 and 2013
|
Early antenatal care visit coverage (%, 95% uncertainty interval) |
Change between 1990 and 2013 (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2013 | ||
| World | 40·9% (34·6–46·7) | 48·6% (45·1–51·9) | 52·6% (48·7–56·3) | 58·6% (52·1–64·3) | 43·3% |
| Developed regions | 76·4% (68·6–82·8) | 81·7% (78·3–84·4) | 83·4% (81·1–85·5) | 84·8% (81·6–87·7) | 9·6% |
| Developing regions | 27·7% (25·1–31·3) | 36·1% (34·3–37·9) | 40·8% (38·3–43·3) | 48·1% (43·4–52·4) | 73·5% |
| Northern Africa | 27·5% (21·1–35·2) | 45·6% (41·0–50·4) | 56·0% (50·4–61·8) | 70·4% (61·9–78·6) | 156·0% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 17·7% (15·1–21·0) | 19·9% (18·5–21·4) | 21·5% (20·2–22·8) | 24·9% (22·6–27·2) | 40·4% |
| Eastern Asia | 88·0% (79·6–82·4) | 92·9% (90·9–94·3) | 94·6% (93·7–95·3) | 96·5% (95·5–97·3) | 9·6% |
| Southern Asia | 22·0% (15·8–29·5) | 32·6% (28·5–36·9) | 39·1% (33·1–45·4) | 50·0% (38·2–61·4) | 127·9% |
| South-eastern Asia | 44·9% (38·0–52·0) | 59·7% (56·1–63·2) | 66·9% (62·9–70·7) | 76·4% (70·1–81·5) | 70·1% |
| Western Asia | 31·1% (25·9–36·8) | 53·8% (45·9–62·9) | 62·8% (53·8–72·7) | 72·7% (62·1–83·6) | 133·9% |
| Caucasus and Central Asia | 54·9% (37·9–69·6) | 67·6% (51·5–78·8) | 71·8% (44·1–86·4) | 76·0% (39·4–93·2) | 38·4% |
| Latin America and the Caribbean | 67·0% (56·2–73·4) | 71·8% (66·5–76·1) | 73·4% (68·6–77·0) | 74·7% (67·3–80·1) | 11·5% |
| Oceania | 26·9% (7·7–61·5) | 20·8% (12·0–33·0) | 19·1% (14·1–25·1) | 18·6% (11·2–33·5) | −30·8% |
Details on the regional country distribution are provided in the appendix.