Births attended by skilled health staff in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Births attended by skilled health staff was 53.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Guinea-Bissau, 1995–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 53.8% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2019. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 53.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 1995.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 25.0% | — |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +27.2% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | +38.7% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 53.8% | +19.6% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 53.8% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 77% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 53.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 69% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.4% | 31.0% | 31.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 43.0% | 53.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % 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 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Guinea-Bissau was 53.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 53.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 1995.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 160th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.