Births attended by skilled health staff in Denmark
Denmark: Births attended by skilled health staff was 95.3% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Births attended by skilled health staff in Denmark, 1987–2018
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 Denmark is 95.3%, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Denmark peaked at 100.0% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 94.4%, in 2016.
Denmark ranks 106th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Denmark, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 100.0% | — |
| 1997 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 98.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 98.5% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 96.3% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.6% | 98.3% | 98.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 98.7% | 97.8% | 98.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 96.4% | 94.4% | 98.5% | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Denmark?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Denmark was 95.3% in 2018, 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1987.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.4% in 2016.
- How does Denmark rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Denmark ranks 106th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Denmark 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.