Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Fiji
Fiji: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 99.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Fiji, 1990–2021
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Fiji stood at 99.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of births attended by skilled health staff in Fiji peaked at 99.9% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 1991.
That places Fiji 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Fiji, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 95.3% | — |
| 1991 | 94.5% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 97.6% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 96.2% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 96.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 96.9% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.2% | 94.5% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.0% | 96.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 98.8% | 99.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 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 Fiji?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Fiji was 99.8% in 2021, 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 1991.
- How does Fiji rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Fiji ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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.