Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Singapore
Singapore: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 99.6% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Singapore, 1996–2021
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2021, births attended by skilled health staff in Singapore stood at 99.6%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Singapore peaked at 99.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2001.
That places Singapore 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Singapore, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 99.7% | — |
| 1997 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 99.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 99.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 4 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Singapore?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Singapore was 99.6% in 2021, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2001.
- How does Singapore rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Singapore ranks 47th out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.