Births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of
Micronesia, Federated States of: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2009. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of, 1998–2009
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of is 100.0%, measured in 2009. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of peaked at 100.0% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2002.
That places Micronesia, Federated States of 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 88.0% | — |
| 1999 | 83.8% | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 82.8% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 85.7% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 84.6% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 82.7% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +11.1% |
Micronesia, Federated States of compared with similar countries
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Micronesia, Federated States of's 100.0% 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 | 85.9% | 83.8% | 88.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 86.6% | 81.6% | 100.0% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Micronesia, Federated States of was 100.0% in 2009, 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 Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2009.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2002.
- How does Micronesia, Federated States of rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Micronesia, Federated States of ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2009.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Micronesia, Federated States of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Micronesia, Federated States of 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.