Births attended by skilled health staff in Grenada
Grenada: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Grenada, 1995–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Grenada recorded 100.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2017. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Grenada peaked at 100.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 98.8%, in 2007.
That places Grenada 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Grenada, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 100.0% | — |
| 1998 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 98.8% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Grenada?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Grenada was 100.0% in 2017, 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 Grenada?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Grenada?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.8% in 2007.
- How does Grenada rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Grenada ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Grenada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Grenada 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.