Births attended by health staff sdgs in India

India: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 89.4 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
89.4
World rank
121st
of 169 countries
All-time high
89.4
in 2021
All-time low
34.2
in 1993
Years of data
8
1993–2021

Births attended by health staff sdgs in India, 1993–2021

0204060801993200720211993: 34.21999: 42.32000: 42.52006: 46.62008: 52.32014: 81.42016: 81.42021: 89.4

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

India recorded 89.4 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 70.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in India peaked at 89.4 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.2, in 1993.

India ranks 121st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in India, 1993 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1993 34.2 —
1999 42.3 +23.7%
2000 42.5 +0.5%
2006 46.6 +9.6%
2008 52.3 +12.2%
2014 81.4 +55.6%
2016 81.4 +0.0%
2021 89.4 +9.8%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 89.4 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
  • India's 89.4 is below the median for South Asia, which is 94.15, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38.25 34.2 42.3 2
2000s 47.13 42.5 52.3 3
2010s 81.4 81.4 81.4 2
2020s 89.4 89.4 89.4 1

Countries ranked near India

  1. 118 Marshall Islands 92.4 compare
  2. 119 Paraguay 92.2 compare
  3. 120 Kiribati 91.9 compare
  4. 121 Vanuatu 89.4 compare
  5. 123 Samoa 88.9 compare
  6. 124 Eswatini 88.3 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in India?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in India was 89.4 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 89.4 in 2021.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 34.2 in 1993.
How does India rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
India ranks 121st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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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