Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Chad
Chad: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 47.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Births attended by skilled health staff in Chad, 1997–2019
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 Chad is 47.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 184.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Chad peaked at 47.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1997.
Chad ranks 163rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Chad, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.2% | — |
| 2000 | 13.7% | +12.3% |
| 2004 | 14.4% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +46.4% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +94.2% |
Chad compared with similar countries
- Chad's 47.2% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 67% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Chad's 47.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.7% | 14.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.4% | 16.6% | 47.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Chad
More health data for Chad
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9964 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6578 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 41,435 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 245 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0898 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0924 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Chad?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Chad was 47.2% in 2019, 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 Chad?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Chad?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1997.
- How does Chad rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Chad ranks 163rd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Chad?
- Over the last ten years it is up 184.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chad 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.