Births attended by skilled health staff in Kiribati
Kiribati: Births attended by skilled health staff was 91.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Kiribati, 1990–2019
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 Kiribati is 91.9%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Kiribati peaked at 98.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1990.
Kiribati ranks 120th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.0% | — |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +20.0% |
| 1998 | 85.0% | +18.1% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 63.0% | -17.1% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 91.9% | -6.5% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 91.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 91.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 95% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 60.0% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.8% | 63.0% | 85.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 91.9% | 98.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
More health data for Kiribati
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7209 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,076 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 34 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3672 % 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 0.0576 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3464 % 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 Kiribati?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Kiribati was 91.9% 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 98.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1990.
- How does Kiribati rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Kiribati ranks 120th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kiribati 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.