Which has higher births attended by skilled health staff, Cape Verde or Turkey?

Cape Verde, at 97.3% against 97.0% in Turkey as of 2018.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Turkey?

9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cape Verde vs Turkey: Births attended by skilled health staff

Cape Verde

97.3%

in 2018

Turkey

97.0%

in 2019

Cape Verde rank

93rd

Turkey rank

96th

Births attended by skilled health staff over time

Cape Verde
Turkey

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 97.3% against 97.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 93rd and Turkey ranks 96th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Turkey	Difference	Ahead
1990s	88.5%	80.6%	7.9%	Cape Verde
2000s	74.9%	91.9%	17.0%	Turkey
2010s	93.8%	98.2%	4.4%	Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher births attended by skilled health staff, Cape Verde or Turkey?: Cape Verde, at 97.3% against 97.0% in Turkey as of 2018.
What is the difference in births attended by skilled health staff between Cape Verde and Turkey?: 0.3%, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Turkey?: 9 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Cape Verde and Turkey rank globally for births attended by skilled health staff?: Cape Verde ranks 93rd and Turkey ranks 96th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Unit: % of total
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 169 places, 2,906 data points, 1980–2022
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.