Births attended by skilled health staff in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Kazakhstan, 1989–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2018, births attended by skilled health staff in Kazakhstan stood at 99.9%.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Kazakhstan peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 1997.
That places Kazakhstan 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 99.0% | — |
| 1990 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 98.1% | -0.9% |
| 1992 | 98.9% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 98.6% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 98.3% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 99.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 98.1% | -1.5% |
| 1997 | 97.6% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 98.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan'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 | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.5% | 97.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.2% | 98.3% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.4% | 100.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 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 Greece 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
More health data for Kazakhstan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3158 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 825.8 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 660 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.58 % 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 0.0485 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.16 % 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 Kazakhstan?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Kazakhstan 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Kazakhstan ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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.