Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic, 1986–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 99.2% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 89.8%, in 1986.
That places Dominican Republic 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 89.8% | — |
| 1991 | 92.2% | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 95.3% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 97.4% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 99.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 99.2% 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 | 89.8% | 89.8% | 89.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 95.0% | 92.2% | 97.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.2% | 95.5% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 97.8% | 99.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More health data for Dominican Republic
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.45 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5233 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,287 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 598 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.13 % 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 0.0418 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.09 % 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 Dominican Republic?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic was 99.2% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.8% in 1986.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Dominican Republic ranks 64th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.