Births attended by skilled health staff in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Births attended by skilled health staff was 94.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Nicaragua, 1993–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nicaragua recorded 94.1% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2017. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Nicaragua peaked at 94.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1993.
Nicaragua ranks 115th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 61.0% | — |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 72.6% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 74.1% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 76.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 78.6% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | +15.7% |
| 2010 | 88.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 87.0% | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 92.4% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 93.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 94.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
Nicaragua compared with similar countries
- Nicaragua's 94.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nicaragua's 94.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 95% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.8% | 61.0% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 66.9% | 85.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.6% | 87.0% | 94.1% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Nicaragua
More health data for Nicaragua
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.83 % 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 1,175 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 215 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.3497 % 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 0.0458 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.323 % 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 Nicaragua?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Nicaragua was 94.1% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1993.
- How does Nicaragua rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Nicaragua ranks 115th out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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.