Births attended by skilled health staff in Antigua and Barbuda
Antigua and Barbuda: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Antigua and Barbuda, 1995–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Antigua and Barbuda recorded 99.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Antigua and Barbuda peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2002.
Antigua and Barbuda ranks 69th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Antigua and Barbuda, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
Antigua and Barbuda compared with similar countries
- Antigua and Barbuda's 99.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Antigua and Barbuda's 99.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Antigua and Barbuda
- 67 Thailand 99.1% compare
- 67 United States of America 99.1% compare
- 69 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 69 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 69 Iran, Islamic Republic of 99.0% compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for Antigua and Barbuda
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.0772 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,555 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.2219 % 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 0.0288 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.2513 % 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Antigua and Barbuda was 99.0% in 2020, 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 Antigua and Barbuda?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Antigua and Barbuda?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2002.
- How does Antigua and Barbuda rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Antigua and Barbuda ranks 69th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Antigua and Barbuda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Antigua and Barbuda 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.