Births attended by skilled health staff in Brazil
Brazil: Births attended by skilled health staff was 98.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Brazil, 1991–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Brazil recorded 98.4% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Brazil peaked at 99.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1991.
That places Brazil 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Brazil, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 69.5% | — |
| 1996 | 87.3% | +25.6% |
| 1997 | 98.6% | +12.9% |
| 1998 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 98.4% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 98.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 98.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by skilled health staff in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +25.6% | 69.5% | 87.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.5% | 69.5% | 98.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 98.4% | 97.0% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.6% | 98.0% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More health data for Brazil
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.1539 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,496 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,476 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.66 % 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 0.0296 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.63 % 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 Brazil?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Brazil was 98.4% 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 Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1991.
- How does Brazil rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Brazil ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil 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.