Births attended by skilled health personnel in China
China: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Latest (2016)
99.9%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
20th
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
96.0%
in 2003
Years of data
17
2000–2016
Births attended by skilled health personnel in China, 2000–2016
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
China recorded 99.9% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2016.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in China peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2003.
China ranks 20th of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in China?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in China was 99.9% in 2016, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2003.
- How does China rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- China ranks 20th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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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