Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala
Guatemala: Births attended by skilled health staff was 69.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala, 1984–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala stood at 69.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 121.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala peaked at 69.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1987.
Guatemala ranks 147th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 35.0% | — |
| 1987 | 29.1% | -16.9% |
| 1995 | 34.8% | +19.6% |
| 1999 | 40.4% | +16.1% |
| 2000 | 41.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.4% | -24.2% |
| 2009 | 51.5% | +64.0% |
| 2010 | 52.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58.7% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 62.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 67.0% | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 65.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 69.8% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 69.6% | -0.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 69.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 70% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 69.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 70% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +64.0% | 31.4% | 51.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.0% | 29.1% | 35.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 34.8% | 40.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.4% | 31.4% | 51.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 52.3% | 69.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 -0.3488 % 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 Guatemala?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala was 69.6% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 69.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1987.
- How does Guatemala rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Guatemala ranks 147th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 121.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.