Births attended by skilled health staff in Portugal
Portugal: Births attended by skilled health staff was 98.6% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Portugal, 1989–2020
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 Portugal is 98.6%, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Portugal peaked at 99.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1989.
Portugal ranks 81st of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Portugal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 98.0% | — |
| 1998 | 99.7% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 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 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.6% | -1.3% |
Portugal compared with similar countries
- Portugal's 98.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Portugal's 98.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 99% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.6% | 98.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More health data for Portugal
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.56 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1616 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,112 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 38 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.39 % 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 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % 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 Portugal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Portugal was 98.6% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1989.
- How does Portugal rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Portugal ranks 81st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Portugal 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.