Births attended by skilled health staff in Mexico
Mexico: Births attended by skilled health staff was 96.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mexico, 1987–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff in Mexico stood at 96.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Mexico peaked at 99.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1987.
Mexico ranks 99th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mexico, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 69.4% | — |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +20.7% |
| 1997 | 85.7% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 88.6% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 88.0% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.9% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 90.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 92.7% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 93.3% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 95.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 94.5% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 95.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 99.6% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 95.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.6% | -1.4% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 96.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 96.6% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 98% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.4% | 69.4% | 69.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 83.8% | 85.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 91.1% | 88.0% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.5% | 99.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
- 96 Türkiye 97.0% compare
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 96.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 96.7% compare
- 100 New Zealand 96.5% compare
- 101 Malawi 96.4% compare
- 102 Germany 96.2% compare
More health data for Mexico
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6599 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,312 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,760 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.9607 % 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 0.0377 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.9678 % 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 Mexico?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Mexico was 96.6% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1987.
- How does Mexico rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Mexico ranks 99th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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.