Select Countries

00
Select All
Clear All
Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
Côte d’Ivoire
Djibouti
DRC
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
SADR
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Select Indicators

Clear All
00
Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health
Life expectancy at birth
Maternal mortality ratio
Stillbirth rate
Neonatal mortality rate
Infant mortality rate
Under 5 mortality rate
Antenatal care coverage: 4+ visits
Antenatal care coverage: 8+ visits
Births attended by skilled health personnel
Postpartum care coverage for mothers
Postnatal care coverage for newborns
Exclusive breastfeeding for infants under 6 months
Coverage of first dose of measles vaccination
Stunting - short height for age under age 5
Wasting – low weight for height under age 5
Overweight - heavy for height under 5
Sexual and Reproductive Health
Child marriage before age 15
Child marriage before age 18
Female genital mutilation
Sexual violence by age 18 - female
Sexual violence by age 18 - male
Very early child bearing under age 16
Adolescent birth rate ages 15 to 19
Contraceptive prevalance rate, modern methods, all women
Demand satisfied for modern contraception
Communicable Diseases
New HIV infections
Antiretroviral treatment coverage
Preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV
Condom use
New TB infections
New malaria infections
Non-Communicable Diseases
Mortality from non-communicable diseases
Suicide mortality rate
Current tobacco use among females aged 15 and over
Current tobacco use among males aged 15 and over
Harmful alcohol use aged 15 and over
Health Financing
External health expenditure as % current health expenditure
Government health expenditure as % current health expenditure
Government health expenditure as % GDP
Government health expenditure as % general govt expenditure
Government health expenditure per capita
Out-of-pocket health expenditure as % of current health expenditure
Percentage of national health budget allocated for reproductive health
Health systems and policies
Density of health workers - physicians
Density of health workers - nurses and midwives
Density of health workers - pharmaceutical staff
Qualified obstetricians
Birth registration
At least basic drinking water
At least basic sanitation services
Open defecation
Implementation of AMRH Initiative

Create Chart

 

 
 

Your Selection

Countries:
Indicators:
  • None selected
  • None selected

Indicator Title

Return

Indicator Information

Select Stats

Contact

Alphabetical order

Download
Print
  • PNG image
  • JPEG image
  • PDF document
  • SVG vector image
  • CSV file
What does it mean ?
Full Name: Percentage of newborns receiving a health check within two days after delivery
Full Unit: Percentage, %
Year-range of Data: 2009 - 2017
Source: UNICEF
Link to Source: https://data.unicef.org/topic/maternal-health/newborn-care/
Date Source Published: 21st May 2018
Date Source Accessed: 21st January 2019

The following countries had no data:
Algeria, Botswana, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea , Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, SADR, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan

Alternative Data Sources
   

Postnatal care coverage for newborns

What does it mean ?

Postnatal care coverage of newborns is the percentage of newborns (last live births) in the previous two years who received a health check from a health provider within two days after delivery. A live birth refers to any baby that is born that shows signs of life outside of the womb.

Why does it matter ?

Many maternal and newborn deaths occur within a few hours after birth. Postnatal care contacts, particularly within the first few days after delivery, are a critical opportunity for improving maternal and newborn health and survival, and to provide information about birth spacing. This indicator is part of the Global Strategy for Women's, Children's and Adolescents' Health (2016-2030).

How is it collected ?

The preferred data sources are household surveys. During survey interviews, women are asked about their most recent live birth and when, if at all, their health was checked after delivery. This should include births at home and births in a health facility. An alternative data source is a facility-reporting system.

Share this :

Close

More about indicator, sources and calculations

More about indicator and sources

The data in the source were updated on 22 February 2018. This more recent update contains only some values for countries’ more recent surveys. On this platform, we show other values for previous years that were available from the original source on 21 February 2018.

To read more about the World Health Organization recommendations on postnatal care of the mother and newborn, see here: http://www.who.int/maternal_child_adolescent/documents/postnatal-care-recommendations/en/

More information on calculations

Data are taken from UNICEF database (see link below), which compiled data from household surveys such as Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS).

Using information captured through national household surveys, the indicator is calculated by dividing the number of women who received postpartum care within two days of childbirth divided by the total number of women ages 15 to 49 years with a last live birth in the 3-5 years prior to the survey.

For more information, visit: http://data.unicef.org/resources/resource-topic/maternal-health/

CARMMA African Union

This site is managed by the African Union's Department of Social Affairs

Language:

English

French

Contact Us

Keep up to date:

Twitter

Facebook