Births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho

Lesotho: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 86.6 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
86.6
World rank
126th
of 169 countries
All-time high
86.6
in 2018
All-time low
37.6
in 1994
Years of data
8
1993–2018

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho, 1993–2018

0204060801993200520181993: 60.91994: 37.62000: 48.12004: 55.42005: 55.42009: 61.52014: 77.92018: 86.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2018, births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho stood at 86.6. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho peaked at 86.6 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.6, in 1994.

Lesotho ranks 126th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho, 1993 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1993 60.9
1994 37.6 -38.3%
2000 48.1 +27.9%
2004 55.4 +15.2%
2005 55.4 +0.0%
2009 61.5 +11.0%
2014 77.9 +26.7%
2018 86.6 +11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 49.25 37.6 60.9 2
2000s 55.1 48.1 61.5 4
2010s 82.25 77.9 86.6 2

Countries ranked near Lesotho

  1. 123 Samoa 88.9 compare
  2. 124 Eswatini 88.3 compare
  3. 125 Sierra Leone 86.9 compare
  4. 126 Morocco 86.6 compare
  5. 128 Solomon Islands 86.2 compare
  6. 129 Zimbabwe 86 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Lesotho was 86.6 in 2018, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 86.6 in 2018.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 37.6 in 1994.
How does Lesotho rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Lesotho ranks 126th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lesotho 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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