Births attended by skilled health staff in Cape Verde
Cape Verde: Births attended by skilled health staff was 97.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cape Verde, 1995–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Cape Verde recorded 97.3% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Cape Verde peaked at 98.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1995.
That places Cape Verde 93rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cape Verde, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 54.0% | — |
| 1998 | 88.5% | +63.9% |
| 2005 | 77.5% | -12.4% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 75.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | +30.3% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 92.3% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 91.4% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 92.6% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +5.3% |
Cape Verde compared with similar countries
- Cape Verde's 97.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 98% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Cape Verde's 97.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by skilled health staff in Cape Verde 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +63.9% | 54.0% | 88.5% |
| 2010 | +30.3% | 75.6% | 98.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 54.0% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.7% | 74.4% | 77.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 94.8% | 91.4% | 98.7% | 8 |
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More health data for Cape Verde
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.747 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,578 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 6 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -7.87 % 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 0.0306 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -8.63 % 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 Cape Verde?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Cape Verde was 97.3% in 2018, 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 Cape Verde?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Cape Verde?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1995.
- How does Cape Verde rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Cape Verde ranks 93rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Cape Verde?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cape Verde 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.