Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Turkey
Turkey: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 97.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Turkey, 1993–2019
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 Turkey is 97.0%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Turkey peaked at 99.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 76.0%, in 1993.
Turkey ranks 96th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Turkey, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 76.0% | — |
| 1998 | 80.6% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 89.3% | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 95.0% | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 97.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 97.0% | -2.2% |
Turkey compared with similar countries
- Turkey's 97.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 99.5%, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Turkey's 97.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 97% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.3% | 76.0% | 80.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 83.0% | 95.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.0% | 99.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
- 93 Cape Verde 97.3% compare
- 94 Palau 97.2% compare
- 95 Egypt 97.1% compare
- 97 Sao Tome and Principe 96.8% compare
- 98 South Africa 96.7% compare
- 99 Mexico 96.6% compare
More health data for Turkey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.72 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5275 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 858 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -3.16 % 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 0.0298 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.94 % 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 0.0312 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Turkey?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Turkey was 97.0% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.0% in 1993.
- How does Turkey rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Turkey ranks 96th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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.