Births attended by skilled health staff in Turks and Caicos Islands
Turks and Caicos Islands: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Turks and Caicos Islands, 1998–2020
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 Turks and Caicos Islands is 100.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Turks and Caicos Islands peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 88.2%, in 1999.
Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 1st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Turks and Caicos Islands, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 88.2% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Turks and Caicos Islands compared with similar countries
- Turks and Caicos Islands's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Turks and Caicos Islands'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.1% | 88.2% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.1% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More health data for Turks and Caicos Islands
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,416 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3379 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 0 deaths (2100)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 250 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 228 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 247 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 16,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 235 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 17,257 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Turks and Caicos Islands was 100.0% in 2020, 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 Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.2% in 1999.
- How does Turks and Caicos Islands rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Turks and Caicos Islands ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Turks and Caicos Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turks and Caicos Islands 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.