Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania
Albania: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 99.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania, 1989–2018
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2018, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 1992.
Albania ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 92.7% | — |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 86.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Albania was 99.8% in 2018, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 1992.
- How does Albania rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Albania ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births attended by skilled health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Skilled health staff refers to professionals 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.