Births attended by skilled health staff in Pakistan
Pakistan: Births attended by skilled health staff was 68.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Pakistan, 1991–2020
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 Pakistan is 68.0%, measured in 2020.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and up 65.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Pakistan peaked at 73.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1991.
Pakistan ranks 150th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17.2% | — |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | +27.8% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +34.8% |
| 2006 | 56.0% | +80.6% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -30.7% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 41.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 43.0% | +4.9% |
| 2012 | 51.0% | +18.6% |
| 2013 | 52.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 59.0% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 69.3% | +17.5% |
| 2019 | 73.7% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | -7.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 68.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 81% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 68.0% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 69% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by skilled health staff in Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +80.6% | 31.0% | 56.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.1% | 23.0% | 56.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 58.0% | 43.0% | 73.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 68.0% | 68.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
More health data for Pakistan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.14 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8219 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 944.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 55,286 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 335 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.5028 % 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 0.0616 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.4109 % 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 Pakistan?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Pakistan was 68.0% in 2020, 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1991.
- How does Pakistan rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Pakistan ranks 150th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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.