Births attended by skilled health staff in Armenia
Armenia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.8% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Armenia, 1989–2016
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Armenia recorded 99.8% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2016.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Armenia peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 93.1%, in 1995.
That places Armenia 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 99.7% | — |
| 1990 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 98.3% | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 95.5% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 93.3% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 93.1% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.7% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98.8% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 96.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 98.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 99.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Armenia'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 | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 96.8% | 93.1% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 96.8% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.5% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
More health data for Armenia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.966 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,466 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 33 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1726 % 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 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.5455 % 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 Armenia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Armenia was 99.8% in 2016, 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 Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.1% in 1995.
- How does Armenia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Armenia ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Armenia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.