Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of births attended by skilled health staff was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia, 1990–2019
Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2019, share of births attended by skilled health staff 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, share of births attended by skilled health staff 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.
Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total | 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% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +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% | +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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 92.8% | 96.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia?
- Share of births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia was 99.6% in 2019, according to Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of births attended by skilled health staff?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is share of births attended by skilled health staff 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 Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and UNICEF, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of births attended by skilled health staff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Skilled health staff refers to professionals trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.