Palau vs Turkey: Births attended by skilled health staff
Palau
97.2%
in 2020
Turkey
97.0%
in 2019
Palau rank
94th
Turkey rank
96th
Births attended by skilled health staff over time
- Palau
- Turkey
How they compare
Palau currently reports 97.2% against 97.0% in Turkey, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 10 years both countries report, Palau has been ahead every year.
Palau ranks 94th and Turkey ranks 96th of 169 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Palau | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 80.6% | 19.4% | Palau |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 91.9% | 7.9% | Palau |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 98.0% | 1.9% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher births attended by skilled health staff, Palau or Turkey?
- Palau, at 97.2% against 97.0% in Turkey as of 2020.
- What is the difference in births attended by skilled health staff between Palau and Turkey?
- 0.2%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Turkey?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2019.
- How do Palau and Turkey rank globally for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Palau ranks 94th 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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About this data
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.