Births attended by skilled health staff in Iraq
Iraq: Births attended by skilled health staff was 95.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Iraq, 1989–2018
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 Iraq is 95.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Iraq peaked at 95.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.0%, in 1989.
Iraq ranks 105th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 54.0% | — |
| 2000 | 65.2% | +20.7% |
| 2006 | 88.5% | +35.7% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -9.9% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +14.1% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | -22.6% |
| 2018 | 95.6% | +35.8% |
Iraq compared with similar countries
- Iraq's 95.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Iraq's 95.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.0% | 54.0% | 54.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 65.2% | 88.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 70.4% | 95.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
More health data for Iraq
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 898.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,830 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.988 % 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 0.0587 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9818 % 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 Iraq?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Iraq was 95.6% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.0% in 1989.
- How does Iraq rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Iraq ranks 105th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iraq 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.