Births attended by skilled health personnel in India
India: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 89.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
89.4%
World rank
130th
of 163 countries
All-time high
89.4%
in 2021
All-time low
43.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2021
Births attended by skilled health personnel in India, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
India recorded 89.4% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in India peaked at 89.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2000.
That places India 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.0% | — |
| 2006 | 47.0% | +9.3% |
| 2008 | 52.0% | +10.6% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +55.8% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 89.4% | +9.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.3% | 43.0% | 52.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 81.2% | 81.0% | 81.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 89.4% | 89.4% | 89.4% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in India?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in India was 89.4% in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2000.
- How does India rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- India ranks 130th out of 163 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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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