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3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) by country

Countries reporting
166
Highest
100
Albania
Lowest
39
Niger
Median
98
Years covered
41
1980–2020
Data points
2,686

What the numbers show

3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 100 in Albania; the lowest is 39 in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 98, and the mean is 90.67.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.

Over the past decade 129 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 446.0%), and the largest decrease in Central African Republic (down 8.5%).

3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Albania 100 2018 up 0.7% rising
1 Armenia 100 2016 up 0.3% flat
1 Azerbaijan 100 2020 up 0.6% rising
1 Bahrain 100 2019 up 0.6% flat
1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 100 2019 up 0.1% flat
1 Belarus 100 2020 up 0.1% flat
1 Brunei 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Botswana 100 2020 up 0.9% rising
1 Chile 100 2019 up 0.2% flat
1 China 100 2016 up 2.2% rising
1 Cuba 100 2019 up 0.1% flat
1 Czechia 100 2017 up 0.3% flat
1 Dominica 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 Estonia 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Finland 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Fiji 100 2016 up 0.7% rising
1 Micronesia (country) 100 2009 up 19.3% rising
1 Georgia 100 2020 up 0.4% rising
1 Greece 100 2018 up 0.0% flat
1 Grenada 100 2017 up 1.2% flat
1 Croatia 100 2019 up 0.1% flat
1 Hungary 100 2017 up 0.4% flat
1 Ireland 100 2017 up 0.3% flat
1 Italy 100 2020 up 0.1% flat
1 Jamaica 100 2018 up 7.5% rising
1 Jordan 100 2018 up 0.9% rising
1 Japan 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Kazakhstan 100 2018 up 0.7% flat
1 Kyrgyzstan 100 2020 up 1.7% flat
1 Saint Kitts and Nevis 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 South Korea 100 2015 up 0.1% flat
1 Kuwait 100 2019 up 1.3% flat
1 Libya 100 2013 up 1.7% rising
1 Saint Lucia 100 2019 unchanged flat
1 Lithuania 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 Latvia 100 2017 up 0.6% flat
1 Moldova 100 2020 up 0.8% flat
1 Maldives 100 2017 up 3.8% rising
1 North Macedonia 100 2020 up 0.1% rising
1 Malta 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Mauritius 100 2020 up 0.5% flat
1 Malaysia 100 2019 up 1.4% rising
1 Oman 100 2020 up 1.4% rising
1 Poland 100 2020 up 0.1% flat
1 Palestine 100 2020 up 1.0% flat
1 Qatar 100 2019 unchanged flat
1 Russia 100 2020 up 0.3% flat
1 Singapore 100 2020 up 0.3% flat
1 El Salvador 100 2018 up 4.7% rising
1 Serbia 100 2019 up 0.2% flat
1 Slovenia 100 2012 up 0.1% flat
1 Seychelles 100 2020 up 1.0% flat
1 Turkmenistan 100 2019 up 0.5% flat
1 Trinidad and Tobago 100 2017 up 3.2% flat
1 Tunisia 100 2018 up 5.7% rising
1 Tuvalu 100 2020 up 7.4% flat
1 Ukraine 100 2014 up 0.1% flat
1 Uruguay 100 2020 up 0.2% flat
1 Uzbekistan 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 Anguilla 100 2020 unchanged flat
1 Cook Islands 100 2009 up 2.0% rising
1 Montserrat 100 2019 unchanged flat
1 Niue 100 2011 unchanged flat
64 United Arab Emirates 99 2018 down 1.0% flat
64 Argentina 99 2020 up 4.2% flat
64 Antigua and Barbuda 99 2020 down 1.0% flat
64 Bahamas 99 2019 up 0.1% flat
64 Bhutan 99 2020 up 53.5% rising
64 Colombia 99 2019 up 0.4% rising
64 Costa Rica 99 2019 down 0.1% flat
64 Cyprus 99 2019 up 0.7% flat
64 Dominican Republic 99 2019 up 1.2% rising
64 Ecuador 99 2020 up 13.2% rising
64 Iran 99 2014 up 1.7% rising
64 Montenegro 99 2018 down 0.9% flat
64 Mongolia 99 2018 down 0.4% flat
64 Norway 99 2020 down 0.1% flat
64 Portugal 99 2020 down 0.9% flat
64 Thailand 99 2019 down 0.4% flat
64 United States 99 2020 down 0.4% flat
64 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 99 2016 down 1.0% flat
64 Venezuela 99 2018 up 0.9% rising
83 Austria 98 2020 down 0.5% flat
83 Brazil 98 2020 down 0.9% flat
83 Barbados 98 2020 down 2.0% flat
83 Canada 98 2020 down 0.5% flat
83 France 98 2020 up 0.5% flat
83 Guyana 98 2020 up 12.1% rising
83 Suriname 98 2018 up 8.9% rising
83 Slovakia 98 2020 down 1.2% flat
83 Tonga 98 2019 down 0.1% rising
92 Cape Verde 97 2018 up 30.0% rising
92 Iceland 97 2020 down 1.2% flat
92 Mexico 97 2017 up 4.6% rising
92 Palau 97 2020 down 2.6% flat
92 Sao Tome and Principe 97 2019 up 18.7% rising
92 Turkey 97 2019 up 6.2% rising
92 South Africa 97 2016 up 6.4% rising
99 Australia 96 2020 down 3.1% flat
99 Germany 96 2019 down 2.3% flat
99 Iraq 96 2018 up 20.5% rising
99 Malawi 96 2020 up 34.5% rising
99 New Zealand 96 2019 down 0.7% flat
99 Peru 96 2020 up 14.6% rising
105 Bulgaria 95 2020 down 4.5% falling
105 Belize 95 2020 up 1.1% rising
105 Denmark 95 2018 down 2.9% flat
105 Indonesia 95 2019 up 30.1% rising
105 Panama 95 2019 up 7.2% rising
105 Saudi Arabia 95 2019 down 2.1% rising
105 Tajikistan 95 2017 up 7.5% rising
112 Honduras 94 2019 up 41.8% rising
112 Nicaragua 94 2017 up 27.5% rising
112 Rwanda 94 2020 up 36.2% rising
112 Vietnam 94 2014 up 10.6% rising
116 Romania 93 2020 down 6.5% falling
117 Egypt 92 2014 up 32.6% rising
117 Kiribati 92 2019 up 15.3% rising
117 Marshall Islands 92 2017 up 6.7% rising
117 Paraguay 92 2019 down 1.9% rising
121 Cambodia 89 2014 up 446.0% rising
121 Vanuatu 89 2013 up 6.0% flat
121 Samoa 89 2020 up 10.1% rising
124 Eswatini 88 2014 up 18.9% rising
125 Burundi 87 2020 up 44.3% rising
125 Lesotho 87 2018 up 41.5% rising
125 Morocco 87 2018 up 17.4% rising
125 Sierra Leone 87 2019 up 105.2% rising
129 Solomon Islands 86 2015 up 0.6% flat
129 Zimbabwe 86 2019 up 42.9% rising
131 Democratic Republic of Congo 85 2018 up 32.0% rising
132 Gambia 84 2020 up 49.7% rising
132 Philippines 84 2017 up 35.0% rising
134 Bolivia 81 2019 up 13.9% rising
134 India 81 2016 up 73.8% rising
136 Burkina Faso 80 2015 up 49.5% rising
136 Zambia 80 2019 up 77.0% rising
138 Ghana 79 2018 up 44.4% rising
139 Benin 78 2018 up 5.4% rising
140 Nepal 77 2019 up 113.9% volatile
141 Cote d'Ivoire 74 2016 up 30.3% rising
141 Senegal 74 2019 up 13.7% rising
141 Uganda 74 2016 up 76.6% rising
144 Mozambique 73 2015 up 53.0% rising
145 Guatemala 70 2017 up 122.9% rising
145 Kenya 70 2016 up 68.3% rising
147 Cameroon 69 2018 up 17.1% rising
147 Mauritania 69 2015 up 20.8% rising
147 Togo 69 2017 up 31.7% rising
150 Pakistan 68 2020 up 65.9% rising
151 Mali 67 2018 up 36.7% rising
152 Laos 64 2017 up 238.6% volatile
152 Tanzania 64 2016 up 47.5% rising
154 Afghanistan 62 2020 up 80.8% rising
155 Myanmar 60 2016 down 6.1% rising
156 Bangladesh 59 2019 up 122.6% volatile
157 Guinea 55 2018 up 19.3% rising
158 Guinea-Bissau 54 2019 up 25.6% rising
159 Ethiopia 50 2019 up 400.0% volatile
160 Chad 47 2019 up 183.1% volatile
161 Madagascar 46 2018 up 4.8% falling
162 Yemen 45 2013 up 67.9% rising
163 Nigeria 43 2018 up 25.0% rising
164 Haiti 42 2017 up 60.9% rising
165 Central African Republic 40 2019 down 8.5% flat
166 Niger 39 2016 up 120.3% rising

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Indicator
3.1.2 Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (%)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
166 places, 2,686 data points, 1980–2020
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