Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Palau
Palau: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 97.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Palau, 1990–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2020, births attended by skilled health staff in Palau stood at 97.2%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Palau peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 2020.
Palau ranks 94th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Palau, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.6% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | -2.8% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 97.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 98% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Palau's 97.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 97.4% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.2% | 97.2% | 97.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More health data for Palau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2087)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2689 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 0 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.12 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.998 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0281 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Palau?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Palau was 97.2% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 2020.
- How does Palau rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Palau ranks 94th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palau 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.