Births attended by skilled health staff in Burundi
Burundi: Births attended by skilled health staff was 76.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Burundi, 1987–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Burundi recorded 76.5% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2021.
That represents a change of down 12.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Burundi peaked at 98.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1987.
That places Burundi 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Burundi, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 19.1% | — |
| 2000 | 25.2% | +31.9% |
| 2005 | 31.8% | +26.2% |
| 2010 | 60.3% | +89.6% |
| 2012 | 78.4% | +30.0% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 86.2% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 98.6% | +14.4% |
| 2020 | 87.4% | -11.4% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | -12.5% |
Burundi compared with similar countries
- Burundi's 76.5% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 1.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Burundi's 76.5% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 98% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.1% | 19.1% | 19.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 25.2% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.0% | 60.3% | 98.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 76.5% | 87.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Burundi
More health data for Burundi
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 929.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,143 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 26 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.736 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0759 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.7548 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Burundi?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Burundi was 76.5% in 2021, 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 Burundi?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Burundi?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1987.
- How does Burundi rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Burundi ranks 141st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Burundi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burundi 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.