Births attended by health staff sdgs in Colombia

Colombia: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 98.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
98.8
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
75th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.3
in 2017
All-time low
71.1
in 1986
Years of data
25
1986–2019

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Colombia, 1986–2019

0204060801001986200220191986: 71.11990: 80.61995: 84.51998: 91.31999: 92.12000: 86.12001: 93.12002: 94.52003: 952004: 95.62005: 90.72006: 97.12007: 97.82008: 98.12009: 98.62010: 94.82011: 99.22012: 98.72013: 98.72014: 98.92015: 992016: 95.92017: 99.32018: 98.42019: 98.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 98.8 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Colombia peaked at 99.3 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.1, in 1986.

That places Colombia 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Colombia, 1986 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1986 71.1 —
1990 80.6 +13.4%
1995 84.5 +4.8%
1998 91.3 +8.0%
1999 92.1 +0.9%
2000 86.1 -6.5%
2001 93.1 +8.1%
2002 94.5 +1.5%
2003 95 +0.5%
2004 95.6 +0.6%
2005 90.7 -5.1%
2006 97.1 +7.1%
2007 97.8 +0.7%
2008 98.1 +0.3%
2009 98.6 +0.5%
2010 94.8 -3.9%
2011 99.2 +4.6%
2012 98.7 -0.5%
2013 98.7 +0.0%
2014 98.9 +0.2%
2015 99 +0.1%
2016 95.9 -3.1%
2017 99.3 +3.5%
2018 98.4 -0.9%
2019 98.8 +0.4%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 98.8 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 98.8 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 71.1 71.1 71.1 1
1990s 87.12 80.6 92.1 4
2000s 94.66 86.1 98.6 10
2010s 98.17 94.8 99.3 10

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 74 Bhutan 98.9 compare
  2. 75 Algeria 98.8 compare
  3. 75 Argentina 98.8 compare
  4. 75 Montenegro 98.8 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Colombia?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Colombia was 98.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 99.3 in 2017.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 71.1 in 1986.
How does Colombia rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Colombia ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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
Last refreshed