Births attended by skilled health staff in United States
United States: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.1% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in United States, 1989–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
United States recorded 99.1% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in United States peaked at 99.5% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 2014.
United States ranks 67th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in United States, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 99.0% | — |
| 1990 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 99.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 100% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 64 Dominican Republic 99.2% compare
- 64 Norway 99.2% compare
- 64 United Arab Emirates 99.2% compare
- 67 Thailand 99.1% compare
- 69 Antigua and Barbuda 99.0% compare
- 69 Bahamas 99.0% compare
- 69 Costa Rica 99.0% compare
- 69 Iran 99.0% compare
- 69 Uzbekistan 99.0% compare
More health data for United States
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.1867 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,069 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,015 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.056 % 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 0.0261 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.1919 % 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 United States?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in United States was 99.1% 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2002.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 2014.
- How does United States rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- United States ranks 67th out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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.