Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Nigeria
Nigeria: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 57.9% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Nigeria, 2014–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Nigeria is 57.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.5% on the previous year and up 288.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Nigeria peaked at 57.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 2017.
Nigeria ranks 82nd of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.9% | — |
| 2015 | 13.7% | -8.1% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -26.5% |
| 2018 | 15.3% | +41.7% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +41.0% |
| 2021 | 23.9% | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +49.4% |
| 2023 | 45.4% | +27.2% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +27.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.2% | 10.8% | 16.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 22.7% | 57.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 64.5% compare
- 80 Guatemala 64.3% compare
- 81 Burkina Faso 61.5% compare
- 83 Botswana 54.8% compare
- 84 Vanuatu 50.4% compare
- 84 Dominican Republic 50.4% compare
More gender data for Nigeria
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 99,803 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.6887 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 162,578 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 162,578 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.75 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 3.55 million (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 3.66 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 3.45 million (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 3.54 million (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 3.38 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Nigeria?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Nigeria was 57.9% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 2017.
- How does Nigeria rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Nigeria ranks 82nd out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 288.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nigeria data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for syphilis (%), reported. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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