Births attended by skilled health staff in Somalia
Somalia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 31.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Somalia, 1999–2019
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 Somalia is 31.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 239.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Somalia peaked at 31.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2006.
That places Somalia 169th out of 169 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Somalia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 19.3% | — |
| 2000 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.8% | +28.5% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | -62.1% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +239.4% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 31.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 45% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 31.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 41% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.8% | 9.4% | 24.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Somalia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Somalia was 31.9% 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 Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2006.
- How does Somalia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Somalia ranks 169th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 239.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia 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.