Births attended by skilled health staff in Nigeria
Nigeria: Births attended by skilled health staff was 50.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Nigeria, 1990–2022
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Nigeria recorded 50.7% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Nigeria peaked at 50.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 32.0%, in 1990.
Nigeria ranks 161st of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.0% | — |
| 1999 | 41.6% | +30.0% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | -15.4% |
| 2008 | 34.4% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 43.0% | +22.2% |
| 2018 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 50.7% | +17.1% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 50.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 60% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 50.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 65% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.8% | 32.0% | 41.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.8% | 34.4% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 35.2% | 47.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 50.7% | 50.7% | 50.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
- 158 Papua New Guinea 56.4% compare
- 159 Guinea 55.3% compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 53.8% compare
- 162 Ethiopia 49.8% compare
- 163 Chad 47.2% compare
- 164 Madagascar 45.8% compare
More health data for Nigeria
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,301 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 257,921 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 14 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.14 % 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 0.0711 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.17 % 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 Nigeria?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Nigeria was 50.7% in 2022, 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.0% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Nigeria ranks 161st out of 169 countries with data for 2022.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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.