Births attended by skilled health staff in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 49.8% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Births attended by skilled health staff in Ethiopia, 1998–2019
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 Ethiopia is 49.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 79.8% on the previous year and up 398.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Ethiopia peaked at 49.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 162nd of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.5% | — |
| 2000 | 5.6% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -10.9% |
| 2011 | 10.0% | +75.4% |
| 2013 | 23.1% | +131.0% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -32.9% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +78.7% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +79.8% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 49.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 71% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 49.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 64% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 10.0% | 49.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More health data for Ethiopia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9494 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 744.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 19,997 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 148 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Ethiopia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Ethiopia was 49.8% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Ethiopia ranks 162nd out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 398.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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.