Births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen
Yemen: Births attended by skilled health staff was 44.7% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen, 1992–2013
Source: State of the World's Children, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2013, births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen stood at 44.7%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.9% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen peaked at 44.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 1997.
That places Yemen 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2013, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 34.3% | — |
| 1997 | 21.7% | -36.7% |
| 2003 | 26.8% | +23.5% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 34.4% | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +29.9% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 44.7% is below the median for low income countries, which is 70.2%, 64% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 44.7% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 99.2%, 45% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.0% | 21.7% | 34.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 31.2% | 26.8% | 35.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 39.5% | 34.4% | 44.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.4 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 9,603 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Yemen was 44.7% in 2013, 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 44.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 1997.
- How does Yemen rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Yemen ranks 165th out of 169 countries with data for 2013.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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.