Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in East Timor
East Timor: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 56.7% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in East Timor, 1997–2016
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 56.7% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 208.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in East Timor peaked at 56.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.4%, in 2003.
East Timor ranks 157th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in East Timor, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.8% | — |
| 2002 | 24.0% | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -23.3% |
| 2010 | 29.3% | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 56.7% | +93.5% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 56.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 68% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 56.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.8%, 59% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 25.8% | 25.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.4% | 24.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.0% | 29.3% | 56.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
- 154 Afghanistan 61.8% compare
- 155 Myanmar 60.2% compare
- 156 Bangladesh 59.0% compare
- 158 Papua New Guinea 56.4% compare
- 159 Guinea 55.3% compare
- 160 Guinea-Bissau 53.8% compare
More health data for East Timor
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.894 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 162 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.67 % 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 0.051 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.04 % 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 0.0538 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in East Timor?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in East Timor was 56.7% in 2016, 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 East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.4% in 2003.
- How does East Timor rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- East Timor ranks 157th out of 169 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is up 208.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Timor 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.