Births attended by skilled health staff in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Births attended by skilled health staff was 86.2% in 2015. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Solomon Islands, 1990–2015
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Solomon Islands recorded 86.2% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Solomon Islands peaked at 86.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.5%, in 1994.
Solomon Islands ranks 128th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 85.0% | — |
| 1994 | 83.5% | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 85.0% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
Solomon Islands compared with similar countries
- Solomon Islands's 86.2% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Solomon Islands's 86.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 89% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.5% | 85.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 85.5% | 85.5% | 85.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 125 Sierra Leone 86.9% compare
- 126 Lesotho 86.6% compare
- 126 Morocco 86.6% compare
- 129 Zimbabwe 86.0% compare
- 130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 85.2% compare
- 131 Liberia 84.4% compare
- 131 Philippines 84.4% compare
More health data for Solomon Islands
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.85 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8993 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.9 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 106 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.33 % 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 0.0612 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.35 % 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 Solomon Islands?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Solomon Islands was 86.2% in 2015, 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.5% in 1994.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Solomon Islands ranks 128th out of 169 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.