Births attended by skilled health staff in Algeria
Algeria: Births attended by skilled health staff was 98.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Algeria, 1992–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 98.8% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Algeria peaked at 98.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1992.
That places Algeria 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 76.5% | — |
| 2000 | 92.0% | +20.3% |
| 2002 | 95.9% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 95.2% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 96.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +2.3% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 98.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 98.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 100% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.5% | 76.5% | 76.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.4% | 92.0% | 95.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 96.6% | 98.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More health data for Algeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.82 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5437 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 943.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,455 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 0.0465 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.77 % 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 Algeria?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Algeria was 98.8% in 2019, 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1992.
- How does Algeria rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Algeria ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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.