Births attended by skilled health staff in Egypt
Egypt: Births attended by skilled health staff was 97.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Egypt, 1988–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, births attended by skilled health staff in Egypt stood at 97.1%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Egypt peaked at 97.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1988.
Egypt ranks 95th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Egypt, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 34.6% | — |
| 1991 | 36.5% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 40.7% | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.2% | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 46.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 56.4% | +21.8% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +10.3% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | +14.0% |
| 2005 | 74.2% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 78.9% | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 91.5% | +16.0% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +6.1% |
Egypt compared with similar countries
- Egypt's 97.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Egypt's 97.1% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 98% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 36.5% | 56.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 60.9% | 78.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 91.5% | 91.5% | 91.5% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Egypt
- 92 Iceland 97.4% compare
- 93 Cape Verde 97.3% compare
- 94 Palau 97.2% compare
- 96 Türkiye 97.0% compare
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 96.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 96.7% compare
More health data for Egypt
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7884 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,225 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.3993 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4524 % 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 Egypt?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Egypt was 97.1% 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 Egypt?
- The highest recorded value was 97.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Egypt?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1988.
- How does Egypt rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Egypt ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Egypt?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Egypt 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.