Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia

Malaysia: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.6
in 2017
All-time low
92.8
in 1990
Years of data
23
1990–2019

Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia, 1990–2019

0204060801001990200420191990: 92.81995: 95.11998: 96.22000: 96.62001: 96.82002: 972003: 97.62004: 982005: 98.12006: 98.42007: 98.62008: 98.62009: 98.62010: 98.62011: 98.62012: 98.72013: 98.82014: 992015: 99.42016: 99.52017: 99.62018: 99.62019: 99.6

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2019, births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia stood at 99.6. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia peaked at 99.6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.8, in 1990.

Malaysia ranks 47th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia, 1990 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1990 92.8 —
1995 95.1 +2.5%
1998 96.2 +1.2%
2000 96.6 +0.4%
2001 96.8 +0.2%
2002 97 +0.2%
2003 97.6 +0.6%
2004 98 +0.4%
2005 98.1 +0.1%
2006 98.4 +0.3%
2007 98.6 +0.2%
2008 98.6 +0.0%
2009 98.6 +0.0%
2010 98.6 +0.0%
2011 98.6 +0.0%
2012 98.7 +0.1%
2013 98.8 +0.1%
2014 99 +0.2%
2015 99.4 +0.4%
2016 99.5 +0.1%
2017 99.6 +0.1%
2018 99.6 +0.0%
2019 99.6 +0.0%

Malaysia compared with similar countries

  • Malaysia's 99.6 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Malaysia's 99.6 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 94.7 92.8 96.2 3
2000s 97.83 96.6 98.6 10
2010s 99.14 98.6 99.6 10

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 47 Bahrain 99.6 compare
  2. 47 Brunei 99.6 compare
  3. 47 Estonia 99.6 compare
  4. 47 Moldova 99.6 compare
  5. 47 Poland 99.6 compare
  6. 47 Russia 99.6 compare
  7. 47 Singapore 99.6 compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia?
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Malaysia was 99.6 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 99.6 in 2017.
What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 92.8 in 1990.
How does Malaysia rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
Malaysia ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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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