Births attended by skilled health staff in China
China: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in China, 1990–2016
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
China recorded 99.9% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2016. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in China peaked at 99.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 83.6%, in 1993.
That places China 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in China, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 94.0% | — |
| 1991 | 93.7% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 84.1% | -10.2% |
| 1993 | 83.6% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 90.4% | +8.1% |
| 1995 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 93.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 96.8% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 96.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 97.3% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 99.9% 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 | 91.0% | 83.6% | 96.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 95.9% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in China?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in China was 99.9% in 2016, 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.6% in 1993.
- How does China rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- China ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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.