Births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo
Togo: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 69.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Latest (2017)
69.4%
Change on year
up 54.2%
World rank
148th
of 163 countries
All-time high
69.4%
in 2017
All-time low
35.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2017
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo, 2000–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo stood at 69.4%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 54.2% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo peaked at 69.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 2000.
Togo ranks 148th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.0% | — |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +74.3% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 44.0% | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | +54.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.3% | 35.0% | 61.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 52.8% | 44.0% | 69.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Togo
- 145 Burundi 75.2% compare
- 146 Mauritania 70.4% compare
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- 149 Cameroon 69.0% compare
- 150 Timor-Leste 68.5% compare
- 151 Pakistan 68.0% compare
More health data for Togo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7948 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 875 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,021 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.86 % 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 0.0681 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Togo was 69.4% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Togo?
- The highest recorded value was 69.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Togo?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 2000.
- How does Togo rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Togo ranks 148th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Togo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Togo 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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