Births attended by skilled health staff in Philippines
Philippines: Births attended by skilled health staff was 84.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Philippines, 1993–2017
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Philippines recorded 84.4% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Philippines peaked at 84.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 1993.
That places Philippines 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Philippines, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 52.8% | — |
| 1998 | 56.4% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 58.0% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 72.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +15.9% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 84.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 84.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 87% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.7% | 52.8% | 58.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 58.0% | 62.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 72.2% | 84.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 128 Solomon Islands 86.2% compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 86.0% compare
- 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.2% compare
- 131 Liberia 84.4% compare
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 84.0% compare
- 134 Gambia 83.8% compare
More health data for Philippines
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5317 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,456 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 7,006 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 89 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.61 % 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 0.037 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.21 % 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 Philippines?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Philippines was 84.4% in 2017, 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 1993.
- How does Philippines rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Philippines ranks 131st out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.