Births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala
Guatemala: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 69.6 in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala, 1984–2017
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala is 69.6, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala peaked at 69.8 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.1, in 1987.
That places Guatemala 147th out of 169 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 35 | — |
| 1987 | 29.1 | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 34.8 | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 40.4 | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 41.4 | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 41.4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.4 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.4 | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 51.5 | +64.0% |
| 2010 | 52.3 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.7 | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 62.8 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 67 | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 65.5 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 69.8 | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 69.6 | -0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 69.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 69.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +64.0% | 31.4 | 51.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.05 | 29.1 | 35 | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.6 | 34.8 | 40.4 | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.42 | 31.4 | 51.5 | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.67 | 52.3 | 69.8 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Guatemala was 69.6 in 2017, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8 in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1 in 1987.
- How does Guatemala rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Guatemala ranks 147th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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