Births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia
Liberia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 84.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia, 1986–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2020, births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia stood at 84.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia peaked at 84.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2007.
That places Liberia 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 57.9% | — |
| 2000 | 50.9% | -12.1% |
| 2007 | 46.3% | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +32.0% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +38.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 84.4% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 84.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.9% | 57.9% | 57.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 46.3% | 50.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 61.1% | 61.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 84.4% | 84.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 128 Solomon Islands 86.2% compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 86.0% compare
- 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.2% compare
- 131 Philippines 84.4% compare
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 84.0% compare
- 134 Gambia 83.8% compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Liberia was 84.4% in 2020, 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2007.
- How does Liberia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Liberia ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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.