Births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay
Paraguay: Births attended by skilled health staff was 92.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay, 1990–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2019, births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay stood at 92.2%.
The figure is down 5.6% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay peaked at 97.7% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60.8%, in 1996.
Paraguay ranks 119th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 66.0% | — |
| 1996 | 60.8% | -7.9% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 85.6% | +40.8% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 85.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 85.8% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 85.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +13.3% |
| 2006 | 90.5% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 95.6% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.8% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | -5.6% |
Paraguay compared with similar countries
- Paraguay's 92.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 93% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Paraguay's 92.2% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 93% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +40.8% | 60.8% | 85.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.3% | 60.8% | 85.6% | 4 |
| 2000s | 86.9% | 77.2% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 92.2% | 97.7% | 10 |
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More health data for Paraguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2374 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,098 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 339 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.5252 % 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 0.0469 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.5185 % 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 Paraguay?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Paraguay was 92.2% in 2019, 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 Paraguay?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Paraguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.8% in 1996.
- How does Paraguay rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Paraguay ranks 119th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Paraguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Paraguay 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.