Births attended by skilled health staff in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 94.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Saudi Arabia, 1990–2019
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 94.8% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2019.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Saudi Arabia peaked at 99.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 1990.
That places Saudi Arabia 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 88.0% | — |
| 1995 | 91.4% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 91.0% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | -4.6% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 94.8% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 95% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 94.8% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 90.3% | 88.0% | 91.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 95.7% | 91.0% | 97.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 94.8% | 99.7% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Saudi Arabia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Saudi Arabia was 94.8% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 1990.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 109th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.