Births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga
Tonga: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 98.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
98.3%
World rank
90th
of 163 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2010
All-time low
95.0%
in 2000
Years of data
13
2000–2019
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga, 2000–2019
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2019, births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga stood at 98.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga peaked at 99.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 95.0%, in 2000.
That places Tonga 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 95.0% | — |
| 2001 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 98.0% | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 96.0% | 99.0% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Tonga was 98.3% in 2019, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.0% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Tonga ranks 90th out of 163 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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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