Births attended by health staff sdgs in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Births attended by health staff sdgs was 99.5 in 2016. ▲ Rising
Latest (2016)
99.5
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
55th
of 169 countries
All-time high
99.95
in 2014
All-time low
87.2
in 1987
Years of data
6
1987–2016
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Sri Lanka, 1987–2016
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.5 for births attended by health staff sdgs in 2016.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by health staff sdgs in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.95 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 87.2, in 1987.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by health staff sdgs in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 87.2 | — |
| 1993 | 94.1 | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 96 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 99.95 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5 | -0.5% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 99.5 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 99.5 is above the median for South Asia, which is 94.15, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.2 | 87.2 | 87.2 | 1 |
| 1990s | 94.1 | 94.1 | 94.1 | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.3 | 96 | 98.6 | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.72 | 99.5 | 99.95 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 304 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % 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 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0353 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by health staff sdgs in Sri Lanka?
- Births attended by health staff sdgs in Sri Lanka was 99.5 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.95 in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by health staff sdgs recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.2 in 1987.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for births attended by health staff sdgs?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by health staff sdgs rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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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