Births attended by skilled health staff in North Macedonia
North Macedonia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in North Macedonia, 1989–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
North Macedonia recorded 100.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2021. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in North Macedonia peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.8%, in 1989.
North Macedonia ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in North Macedonia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 87.8% | — |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 90.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 93.3% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 94.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 95.0% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.8% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 89.1% | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +12.1% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
North Macedonia compared with similar countries
- North Macedonia's 100.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- North Macedonia's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 87.8% | 87.8% | 87.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 93.4% | 88.9% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.8% | 97.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 89.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in North Macedonia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in North Macedonia was 100.0% in 2021, 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 North Macedonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in North Macedonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.8% in 1989.
- How does North Macedonia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- North Macedonia ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in North Macedonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North Macedonia 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.