Births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi
Burundi: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 75.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
75.2%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
145th
of 163 countries
All-time high
98.6%
in 2019
All-time low
25.0%
in 2000
Years of data
11
2000–2022
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi stood at 75.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
That places Burundi 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +28.0% |
| 2010 | 60.0% | +87.5% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -12.5% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | -1.7% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 75.2% is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.5%, 1.1× the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 75.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 84.8%, 89% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 79.9% | 60.0% | 98.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 75.2% | 87.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
- 142 Nepal 80.1% compare
- 143 Lao People's Democratic Republic 79.8% compare
- 144 Haiti 75.6% compare
- 146 Mauritania 70.4% compare
- 147 Bangladesh 69.7% compare
- 148 Togo 69.4% compare
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Burundi was 75.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Burundi rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Burundi ranks 145th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Births attended by skilled health personnel (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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