Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Venezuela
Venezuela: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) was 98.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Venezuela, 1997–2018
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Venezuela recorded 98.7% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Venezuela peaked at 99.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2000.
That places Venezuela 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) (State) in Venezuela, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 95.3% | — |
| 2000 | 94.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 95.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | -0.4% |
Venezuela compared with similar countries
- Venezuela's 98.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Venezuela's 98.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 98.8%, 100% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 94.5% | 94.0% | 95.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.7% | 96.0% | 99.5% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Venezuela?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Venezuela was 98.7% in 2018, 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 Venezuela?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Venezuela?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- How does Venezuela rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Venezuela ranks 79th out of 169 countries with data for 2018.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Venezuela?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Venezuela 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.