Births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia
Malaysia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia, 1990–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Malaysia recorded 99.6% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 92.8%, in 1990.
Malaysia ranks 47th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.8% | — |
| 1995 | 95.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 99.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 99.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 92.8% | 96.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 97.8% | 96.6% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 99.6% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 47 Bahrain 99.6% compare
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 99.6% compare
- 47 Estonia 99.6% compare
- 47 Republic of Moldova 99.6% compare
- 47 Poland 99.6% compare
- 47 Russian Federation 99.6% compare
- 47 Singapore 99.6% compare
More health data for Malaysia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.9119 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2888 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 652 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 18 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.7207 % 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 0.0297 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5991 % 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 Malaysia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Malaysia was 99.6% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.8% in 1990.
- How does Malaysia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Malaysia ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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.