Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guatemala
Guatemala: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 96.0% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
96.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
114th
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2018
All-time low
31.0%
in 2007
Years of data
17
2000–2022
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guatemala, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 96.0% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2022.
That represents a change of up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Guatemala peaked at 99.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 31.0%, in 2007.
Guatemala ranks 114th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.0% | — |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.0% | -24.4% |
| 2009 | 52.0% | +67.7% |
| 2010 | 52.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.0% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +42.2% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.2% | 31.0% | 52.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 71.5% | 52.0% | 99.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 96.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 3 |
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More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
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- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Guatemala?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guatemala was 96.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.0% in 2007.
- How does Guatemala rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Guatemala ranks 114th out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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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