Births attended by skilled health staff in Mozambique
Mozambique: Births attended by skilled health staff was 73.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mozambique, 1997–2015
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 73.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 53.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Mozambique peaked at 73.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.2%, in 1997.
Mozambique ranks 144th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 44.2% | — |
| 2003 | 47.7% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 55.3% | +15.9% |
| 2011 | 54.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +34.4% |
Mozambique compared with similar countries
- Mozambique's 73.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 1.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Mozambique's 73.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 93% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 44.2% | 44.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.5% | 47.7% | 55.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.6% | 54.3% | 73.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
More health data for Mozambique
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 869.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 18,288 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 139 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0823 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Mozambique?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Mozambique was 73.0% in 2015, 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 73.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.2% in 1997.
- How does Mozambique rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Mozambique ranks 144th out of 169 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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.