Births attended by skilled health personnel in Palestine
Palestine: Births attended by skilled health personnel was 99.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Latest (2020)
99.7%
World rank
49th
of 163 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
97.0%
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2020
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Palestine, 2000–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Palestine recorded 99.7% for births attended by skilled health personnel in 2020.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health personnel in Palestine peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 97.0%, in 2000.
That places Palestine 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health personnel in Palestine, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 97.0% | — |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 90.9%, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 98.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health personnel in Palestine?
- Births attended by skilled health personnel in Palestine was 99.7% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health personnel recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.0% in 2000.
- How does Palestine rank for births attended by skilled health personnel?
- Palestine ranks 49th out of 163 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health personnel rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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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