Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana
Guyana: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 98.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2023, births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana peaked at 98.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2007.
That places Guyana 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.0% | — |
| 2001 | 94.0% | +13.3% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | -16.5% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +18.5% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | -9.4% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +11.5% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 86.0% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 96.0% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 94.3% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 95.1% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 96.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.4% | 81.0% | 97.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 86.0% | 98.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Guyana was 98.0% in 2023, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2007.
- How does Guyana rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Guyana ranks 93rd out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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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