Births attended by health staff sdgs in Canada

Canada: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 98 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
98
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
89th
of 169 countries
All-time high
100
in 1987
All-time low
97.8
in 2016
Years of data
31
1987–2020

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Canada, 1987–2020

0204060801001987200320201987: 1001991: 99.11992: 99.61993: 99.41994: 99.31995: 99.41996: 99.21997: 99.31998: 99.31999: 99.22000: 99.32001: 99.32002: 99.32003: 98.92004: 992005: 98.82006: 1002007: 98.82008: 98.72009: 98.62010: 98.52011: 98.42012: 98.12013: 982014: 97.92015: 97.92016: 97.82017: 97.92018: 982019: 982020: 98

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Canada recorded 98 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Canada peaked at 100 in 1987 and was at its lowest, 97.8, in 2016.

Canada ranks 89th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Canada, 1987 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1987 100 —
1991 99.1 -0.9%
1992 99.6 +0.5%
1993 99.4 -0.2%
1994 99.3 -0.1%
1995 99.4 +0.1%
1996 99.2 -0.2%
1997 99.3 +0.1%
1998 99.3 +0.0%
1999 99.2 -0.1%
2000 99.3 +0.1%
2001 99.3 +0.0%
2002 99.3 +0.0%
2003 98.9 -0.4%
2004 99 +0.1%
2005 98.8 -0.2%
2006 100 +1.2%
2007 98.8 -1.2%
2008 98.7 -0.1%
2009 98.6 -0.1%
2010 98.5 -0.1%
2011 98.4 -0.1%
2012 98.1 -0.3%
2013 98 -0.1%
2014 97.9 -0.1%
2015 97.9 +0.0%
2016 97.8 -0.1%
2017 97.9 +0.1%
2018 98 +0.1%
2019 98 +0.0%
2020 98 +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 98 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.55, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 100 100 100 1
1990s 99.31 99.1 99.6 9
2000s 99.07 98.6 100 10
2010s 98.05 97.8 98.5 10
2020s 98 98 98 1

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 86 Tonga 98.3 compare
  2. 87 France 98.2 compare
  3. 88 Austria 98.1 compare
  4. 89 Slovakia 98 compare
  5. 91 Guyana 97.6 compare
  6. 92 Iceland 97.4 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Canada?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Canada was 98 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1987.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 97.8 in 2016.
How does Canada rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Canada ranks 89th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada 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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