Births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles

Seychelles: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.5% in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
55th
of 169 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2007
All-time low
98.0%
in 1990
Years of data
13
1990–2020

Births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles, 1990–2020

0204060801001990200520201990: 98 % of total1995: 99 % of total2000: 99 % of total2005: 99 % of total2006: 99 % of total2007: 100 % of total2008: 100 % of total2009: 99 % of total2010: 99 % of total2011: 99 % of total2012: 99 % of total2019: 98.8 % of total2020: 99.5 % of total

Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.

Analysis

In 2020, births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles stood at 99.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1990.

Seychelles ranks 55th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) in Seychelles, 1990 to 2020.
Year % of total Change
1990 98.0%
1995 99.0% +1.0%
2000 99.0% +0.0%
2005 99.0% +0.0%
2006 99.0% +0.0%
2007 100.0% +1.0%
2008 100.0% +0.0%
2009 99.0% -1.0%
2010 99.0% +0.0%
2011 99.0% +0.0%
2012 99.0% +0.0%
2019 98.8% -0.2%
2020 99.5% +0.7%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 99.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 99.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.5% 98.0% 99.0% 2
2000s 99.3% 99.0% 100.0% 6
2010s 99.0% 98.8% 99.0% 4
2020s 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 1

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 55 Finland 99.5% compare
  2. 55 Maldives 99.5% compare
  3. 55 Sri Lanka 99.5% compare
  4. 55 Tunisia 99.5% compare
  5. 55 Tuvalu 99.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles?
Births attended by skilled health staff in Seychelles was 99.5% 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 Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2007.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1990.
How does Seychelles rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
Seychelles ranks 55th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Seychelles 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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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
169 places, 2,906 data points, 1980–2022
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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.