Births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil

Brazil: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 98.4 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
98.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
83rd
of 169 countries
All-time high
99
in 2011
All-time low
69.5
in 1991
Years of data
26
1991–2020

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil, 1991–2020

0204060801001991200520201991: 69.51996: 87.31997: 98.61998: 98.61999: 98.62000: 98.62001: 98.32002: 98.52003: 98.42004: 98.62005: 98.62006: 972007: 98.62008: 98.82009: 98.92010: 98.92011: 992012: 992013: 982014: 98.42015: 98.22016: 98.62017: 98.72018: 98.82019: 98.42020: 98.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 98.4 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2020.

The figure is down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil peaked at 99 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.5, in 1991.

Brazil ranks 83rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil, 1991 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1991 69.5 —
1996 87.3 +25.6%
1997 98.6 +12.9%
1998 98.6 +0.0%
1999 98.6 +0.0%
2000 98.6 +0.0%
2001 98.3 -0.3%
2002 98.5 +0.2%
2003 98.4 -0.1%
2004 98.6 +0.2%
2005 98.6 +0.0%
2006 97 -1.6%
2007 98.6 +1.6%
2008 98.8 +0.2%
2009 98.9 +0.1%
2010 98.9 +0.0%
2011 99 +0.1%
2012 99 +0.0%
2013 98 -1.0%
2014 98.4 +0.4%
2015 98.2 -0.2%
2016 98.6 +0.4%
2017 98.7 +0.1%
2018 98.8 +0.1%
2019 98.4 -0.4%
2020 98.4 +0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 98.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 98.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1996 +25.6% 69.5 87.3

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 90.52 69.5 98.6 5
2000s 98.43 97 98.9 10
2010s 98.6 98 99 10
2020s 98.4 98.4 98.4 1

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 81 Portugal 98.6 compare
  2. 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.6 compare
  3. 83 Barbados 98.4 compare
  4. 83 Suriname 98.4 compare
  5. 86 Tonga 98.3 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Brazil was 98.4 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 99 in 2011.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 69.5 in 1991.
How does Brazil rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Brazil ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Brazil?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Brazil data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Births attended by health staff sdgs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by health staff sdgs
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
169 places, 2,906 data points, 1980–2022
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