Births attended by health staff sdgs in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 94.8 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2019
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 94.8 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88 | — |
| 1995 | 91.4 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 91.4 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91 | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 96 | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 99.4 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.8 | -4.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 94.8 is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.55, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 94.8 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.27 | 88 | 91.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.71 | 91 | 97 | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.84 | 94.8 | 99.7 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More health data for Saudi Arabia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.8373 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3736 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 829 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0384 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 5.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0401 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Saudi Arabia?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Saudi Arabia was 94.8 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7 in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88 in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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