Births attended by skilled health staff in Albania
Albania: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Albania, 1989–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2018, births attended by skilled health staff in Albania stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Albania peaked at 99.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86.4%, in 1992.
That places Albania 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Albania, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 92.7% | — |
| 1990 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 92.6% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 86.4% | -6.7% |
| 1993 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 89.1% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 89.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 91.2% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 98.8% | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 99.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.5% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Albania's 99.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 92.5% | 86.4% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 98.0% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More health data for Albania
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.287 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 2,085 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.99 % 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 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -3.15 % 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 staff in Albania?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Albania was 99.8% in 2018, according to State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4% in 1992.
- How does Albania rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Albania ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Births attended by skilled health staff are the percentage of deliveries attended by personnel trained to give the necessary supervision, care, and advice to women during pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period; to conduct deliveries on their own; and to care for newborns.