Births attended by skilled health staff in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2017. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Trinidad and Tobago, 1987–2017
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 Trinidad and Tobago is 100.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 2000.
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Trinidad and Tobago, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 97.7% | — |
| 1993 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 98.0% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 97.5% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 98.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 99.5% | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 98.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.9% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 99.5% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries
- Trinidad and Tobago's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Trinidad and Tobago's 100.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 1.0× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 98.6% | 96.0% | 99.7% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.0% | 100.0% | 7 |
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More health data for Trinidad and Tobago
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1463 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,638 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 24 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.35 % 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 0.0263 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.36 % 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Trinidad and Tobago was 100.0% in 2017, 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 Trinidad and Tobago?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 2000.
- How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Trinidad and Tobago ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.