Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 29.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea is 29.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 83.6% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea peaked at 47.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2011.
Papua New Guinea ranks 90th of 97 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 8.9% | — |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +396.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | -43.7% |
| 2019 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +84.4% |
| 2022 | 33.6% | -28.8% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | -52.7% |
| 2024 | 29.2% | +83.6% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 29.2% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.5%, 35% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 29.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 94.5%, 31% of the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.9% | 8.9% | 44.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 31.5% | 15.9% | 47.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
More gender data for Papua New Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,665 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4371 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 8,006 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 8,006 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 120,773 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 129,292 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 119,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 128,016 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 119,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Papua New Guinea was 29.2% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 90th out of 97 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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