Births attended by skilled health staff in Cambodia
Cambodia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 98.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cambodia, 1995–2022
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Cambodia is 98.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Cambodia peaked at 98.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.3%, in 2004.
Cambodia ranks 79th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 43.3% | — |
| 1998 | 34.0% | -21.5% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | -48.7% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | +168.7% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71.0% | +62.1% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 74.0% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 89.0% | +20.3% |
| 2022 | 98.7% | +10.9% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 98.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 98.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.6% | 34.0% | 43.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 33.9% | 16.3% | 43.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 71.0% | 89.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 79 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 98.7% compare
- 81 Portugal 98.6% compare
- 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 98.6% compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 Cambodia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Cambodia was 98.7% in 2022, 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 Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.3% in 2004.
- How does Cambodia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Cambodia ranks 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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.