Births attended by skilled health staff in Côte d'Ivoire
Côte d'Ivoire: Births attended by skilled health staff was 84.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Côte d'Ivoire, 1994–2021
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 Côte d'Ivoire is 84.0%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Côte d'Ivoire peaked at 84.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1994.
That places Côte d'Ivoire 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Côte d'Ivoire, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 45.4% | — |
| 1999 | 47.1% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 62.8% | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | +8.3% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 73.6% | +23.9% |
| 2021 | 84.0% | +14.1% |
Côte d'Ivoire compared with similar countries
- Côte d'Ivoire's 84.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Côte d'Ivoire's 84.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.2% | 45.4% | 47.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 55.1% | 68.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 59.4% | 73.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 84.0% | 84.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Côte d'Ivoire
- 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.2% compare
- 131 Liberia 84.4% compare
- 131 Philippines 84.4% compare
- 134 Gambia 83.8% compare
- 135 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.1% compare
- 136 Zambia 80.4% compare
More health data for Côte d'Ivoire
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7342 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 864.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,592 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 12 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.01 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.04 % 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Côte d'Ivoire was 84.0% in 2021, 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 Côte d'Ivoire?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Côte d'Ivoire?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1994.
- How does Côte d'Ivoire rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Côte d'Ivoire ranks 133rd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Côte d'Ivoire?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Côte d'Ivoire 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.