Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia
Colombia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 98.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia, 1986–2019
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 Colombia stood at 98.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia peaked at 99.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 71.1%, in 1986.
Colombia ranks 75th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 71.1% | — |
| 1990 | 80.6% | +13.4% |
| 1995 | 84.5% | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 91.3% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 93.1% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 94.5% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 90.7% | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 94.8% | -3.9% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 98.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 98.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 71.1% | 71.1% | 71.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 87.1% | 80.6% | 92.1% | 4 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 86.1% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.2% | 94.8% | 99.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia was 98.8% 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 Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.1% in 1986.
- How does Colombia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Colombia ranks 75th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia 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.