Births attended by skilled health staff in Greece
Greece: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Latest (2018)
99.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 169 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2001
All-time low
99.3%
in 1980
Years of data
39
1980–2018
Births attended by skilled health staff in Greece, 1980–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Greece recorded 99.9% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Greece peaked at 100.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 99.3%, in 1980.
Greece ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 99.3% | — |
| 1981 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Greece's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 16 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
- 16 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 16 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9% compare
- 16 China 99.9% compare
- 16 Croatia 99.9% compare
- 16 El Salvador 99.9% compare
- 16 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
- 16 Kuwait 99.9% compare
- 16 Latvia 99.9% compare
- 16 Libya 99.9% compare
- 16 Oman 99.9% compare
- 16 Serbia 99.9% compare
- 16 Ukraine 99.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Greece?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Greece was 99.9% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.3% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Greece ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece 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.