Births attended by skilled health staff in Latvia
Latvia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Latvia, 1989–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Latvia recorded 99.9% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2017.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Latvia peaked at 100.0% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 2014.
Latvia ranks 16th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Latvia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 100.0% | — |
| 1990 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 98.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 99.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Latvia'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 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.1% | 99.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 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 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
- 16 Kuwait 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 Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % 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 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % 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 Latvia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Latvia was 99.9% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1989.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 2014.
- How does Latvia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Latvia ranks 16th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latvia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 29 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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.