Births attended by skilled health staff in Uruguay
Uruguay: Births attended by skilled health staff was 100.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Uruguay, 1990–2020
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 Uruguay is 100.0%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 98.0%, in 1995.
That places Uruguay 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 99.4% | — |
| 1991 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 99.0% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 98.3% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 98.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 99.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 99.5% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.6% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 99.5%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Uruguay'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 | 98.7% | 98.0% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.6% | 98.6% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 98.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 1 |
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More health data for Uruguay
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6727 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,631 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 31 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.79 % 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 0.0241 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.84 % 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 Uruguay?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Uruguay 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 Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.0% in 1995.
- How does Uruguay rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Uruguay ranks 1st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Uruguay 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.