Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for was 93.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 93.7% for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.1% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 86.2%, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Women accessing antenatal care (ANC) services who were tested for in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 96.0% | — |
| 2013 | 86.2% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 88.7% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 95.4% | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 93.7% | -6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.4% | 86.2% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 93.7% | 99.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 39 Micronesia, Federated States of 94.5% compare
- 40 Marshall Islands 94.1% compare
- 41 Armenia 93.9% compare
- 42 Kyrgyzstan 93.7% compare
- 44 Ukraine 93.6% compare
- 44 Kenya 93.6% compare
More gender data for Sri Lanka
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 4,804 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.8687 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 18,964 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 18,964 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7411 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 155,366 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 162,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 156,342 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 163,015 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 157,484 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Sri Lanka?
- Women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for in Sri Lanka was 93.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.2% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for?
- Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 97 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women accessing antenatal care (anc) services who were tested for rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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