Births attended by skilled health staff in Malta
Malta: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.8% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Malta, 1993–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, births attended by skilled health staff in Malta stood at 99.8%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Malta peaked at 99.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1993.
That places Malta 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Malta, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 98.0% | — |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 99.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
Malta compared with similar countries
- Malta's 99.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Malta's 99.8% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.8% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.5% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Malta
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Malta?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Malta was 99.8% in 2021, 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1993.
- How does Malta rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Malta ranks 30th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malta 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.