Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia
Malaysia: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
99.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
33rd
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.8%
in 2022
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
21
2000–2022
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia, 2000–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia peaked at 99.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
Malaysia ranks 33rd of 163 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2001 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 2 |
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- 33 Fiji 99.8% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Malaysia was 99.8% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Malaysia ranks 33rd out of 163 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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