Births attended by skilled health staff in Chile
Chile: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Chile, 1993–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2019, births attended by skilled health staff in Chile stood at 99.8%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Chile peaked at 99.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 1993.
Chile ranks 30th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Chile, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 99.0% | — |
| 1994 | 99.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 99.6% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.4% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Chile?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Chile was 99.8% 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 Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 1993.
- How does Chile rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Chile ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Chile 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.