Births attended by skilled health staff in Morocco
Morocco: Births attended by skilled health staff was 86.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Morocco, 1984–2018
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 Morocco is 86.6%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Morocco peaked at 86.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 24.0%, in 1984.
Morocco ranks 126th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Morocco, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 24.0% | — |
| 1987 | 26.0% | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 30.8% | +18.5% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +28.6% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 62.6% | +37.3% |
| 2010 | 74.1% | +18.4% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 38.7% | 30.8% | 45.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 73.6% | 86.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Morocco?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Morocco was 86.6% in 2018, 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 Morocco?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Morocco?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.0% in 1984.
- How does Morocco rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Morocco ranks 126th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Morocco?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Morocco 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.