Births attended by skilled health staff in Palestine
Palestine: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Palestine, 1996–2020
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2020, births attended by skilled health staff in Palestine stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Palestine peaked at 99.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 94.9%, in 1996.
Palestine ranks 41st of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Palestine, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 94.9% | — |
| 2000 | 97.4% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
Palestine compared with similar countries
- Palestine's 99.7% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 1.2× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Palestine's 99.7% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.9% | 94.9% | 94.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 98.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Palestine
More health data for Palestine
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 774.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 284 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.1708 % 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 0.0623 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.0116 % 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 Palestine?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Palestine was 99.7% 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 Palestine?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Palestine?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.9% in 1996.
- How does Palestine rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Palestine ranks 41st out of 169 countries with data for 2020.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Palestine?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Palestine 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.