Table 1.

Distribution of timely ANC initiation by level of ANC4+ coverage and region among women with at least one ANC*

	Median gestational age at first ANC contact (IQR)	Timing of first ANC among women with ANC1+ (N = 243 967)
		1st trimester (n = 128 495), % (95% CI)	2nd trimester (n = 99 168), % (95% CI)	3rd trimester (n = 16 304), % (95% CI)
Country groups by ANC4+ coverage level:
1 (<50%)	3 (3-5)	37.9 (37.2-38.7)	51.3 (50.7-52.0)	10.7 (10.3-11.1)
2 (50%-74%)	4 (3-5)	47.2 (46.5-47.9)	45.9 (45.2-46.5)	6.9 (6.6-7.2)
3 (75% +)	3 (2-4)	61.3 (60.6-62.1)	34.9 (34.2-35.6)	3.8 (3.6-4.1)
SDG region:
Central and Southern Asia†	3 (2-4)	69.1 (67.9-70.3)	25.0 (24.0-26.1)	5.9 (5.4-6.4)
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia‡	3 (2-4)	63.5 (62.3-64.7)	31.4 (30.3-32.5)	5.1 (4.6-5.6)
Latin America and the Caribbean§	3 (2-4)	68.1 (66.9-69.2)	28.5 (27.4-29.7)	3.4 (3.0-3.8)
Northern Africa and Western Asia‖	3 (2-5)	54.6 (53.0-56.1)	32.9 (31.6-34.3)	12.5 (11.6-13.5)
Sub-Saharan Africa¶	4 (3-5)	40.8 (40.3-41.4)	51.7 (51.2-52.2)	7.5 (7.3-7.7)
Total among women with ANC1+:
Pooled	3 (3-5)	49.9 (49.5-50.4)	43.3 (42.9-43.7)	6.8 (6.6-7.0)

ANC – antenatal care, IQR – interquartile range, CI – confidence interval, SDG – Sustainable Development Goal

*Note: % are row percentages, n unweighted.

†Central and Southern Asia: Afghanistan, India, Kyrgyz Republic, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan.

‡Eastern and South-Eastern Asia: Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Philippines, Timor Leste.

§Latin America and the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Paraguay.

‖North Africa and Western Asia: Sudan, Yemen.

¶Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Burundi, Comoros, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Congo, Cote D’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo.