Births attended by health staff sdgs in Japan

Japan: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.8 in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
99.8
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
30th
of 169 countries
All-time high
100
in 1996
All-time low
99.8
in 2000
Years of data
24
1990–2021

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Japan, 1990–2021

0204060801001990200520211990: 99.91995: 99.91996: 1002000: 99.82001: 99.82002: 99.82003: 99.82004: 99.82005: 99.82006: 99.82007: 99.82008: 99.82009: 99.82010: 99.82011: 99.82012: 99.82014: 99.82015: 99.92016: 99.82017: 99.92018: 99.92019: 99.92020: 99.92021: 99.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 99.8 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Japan peaked at 100 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 99.8, in 2000.

Japan ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Japan, 1990 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1990 99.9 —
1995 99.9 +0.0%
1996 100 +0.1%
2000 99.8 -0.2%
2001 99.8 +0.0%
2002 99.8 +0.0%
2003 99.8 +0.0%
2004 99.8 +0.0%
2005 99.8 +0.0%
2006 99.8 +0.0%
2007 99.8 +0.0%
2008 99.8 +0.0%
2009 99.8 +0.0%
2010 99.8 +0.0%
2011 99.8 +0.0%
2012 99.8 +0.0%
2014 99.8 +0.0%
2015 99.9 +0.1%
2016 99.8 -0.1%
2017 99.9 +0.1%
2018 99.9 +0.0%
2019 99.9 +0.0%
2020 99.9 +0.0%
2021 99.8 -0.1%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 99.8 is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.55, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 99.8 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.85, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.93 99.9 100 3
2000s 99.8 99.8 99.8 10
2010s 99.84 99.8 99.9 9
2020s 99.85 99.8 99.9 2

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 30 Albania 99.8 compare
  2. 30 Armenia 99.8 compare
  3. 30 Botswana 99.8 compare
  4. 30 Chile 99.8 compare
  5. 30 Czechia 99.8 compare
  6. 30 Fiji 99.8 compare
  7. 30 Georgia 99.8 compare
  8. 30 Italy 99.8 compare
  9. 30 Malta 99.8 compare
  10. 30 Slovenia 99.8 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Japan?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Japan was 99.8 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 1996.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 99.8 in 2000.
How does Japan rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Japan ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan 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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