Births attended by skilled health staff in Lesotho
Lesotho: Births attended by skilled health staff was 86.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Lesotho, 1993–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Lesotho recorded 86.6% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 40.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Lesotho peaked at 86.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 37.6%, in 1994.
That places Lesotho 126th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Lesotho, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 60.9% | — |
| 1994 | 37.6% | -38.3% |
| 2000 | 48.1% | +27.9% |
| 2004 | 55.4% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 55.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.5% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +26.7% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.2% | 37.6% | 60.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 48.1% | 61.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.2% | 77.9% | 86.6% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Lesotho?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Lesotho was 86.6% 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 Lesotho?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Lesotho?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.6% in 1994.
- How does Lesotho rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Lesotho ranks 126th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Lesotho?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lesotho 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.