Births attended by skilled health staff in Qatar
Qatar: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Qatar, 1990–2019
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 Qatar is 100.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Qatar peaked at 100.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1998.
Qatar ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Qatar, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 100.0% | — |
| 1991 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98.0% | -2.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 100.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
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- 1 Micronesia, Federated States of 100.0% compare
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More health data for Qatar
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 2.43 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 185.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 136 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 5.26 % 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 0.0253 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 3.19 % 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 Qatar?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Qatar was 100.0% 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 Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1998.
- How does Qatar rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Qatar ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Qatar 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.