Births attended by skilled health staff in Suriname
Suriname: Births attended by skilled health staff was 98.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Suriname, 1995–2018
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 Suriname is 98.4%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Suriname peaked at 98.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 70.9%, in 2000.
That places Suriname 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Suriname, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 80.0% | — |
| 2000 | 70.9% | -11.4% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 90.0% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +9.3% |
Suriname compared with similar countries
- Suriname's 98.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Suriname's 98.4% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 80.0% | 80.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.8% | 70.9% | 90.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 92.8% | 90.0% | 98.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Suriname
More health data for Suriname
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6063 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,195 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 22 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0344 % 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 0.0409 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0221 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0425 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Suriname?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Suriname was 98.4% in 2018, 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 Suriname?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Suriname?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.9% in 2000.
- How does Suriname rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Suriname ranks 83rd out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Suriname?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Suriname 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.