Births attended by skilled health staff in Zambia
Zambia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 80.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Zambia, 1992–2019
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 Zambia is 80.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 77.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Zambia peaked at 80.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 42.1%, in 2002.
Zambia ranks 136th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 49.8% | — |
| 1996 | 46.0% | -7.6% |
| 1997 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 45.3% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 42.1% | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 45.2% | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 63.3% | +40.0% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +27.0% |
| 2019 | 80.4% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 80.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 84.0%, 96% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 80.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 78.1%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.9% | 45.3% | 49.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 43.7% | 42.1% | 45.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 63.3% | 80.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 133 Côte d'Ivoire 84.0% compare
- 134 Gambia 83.8% compare
- 135 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 81.1% compare
- 137 Burkina Faso 79.8% compare
- 138 Ghana 78.9% compare
- 139 Benin 78.1% compare
More health data for Zambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7971 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 809.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 8,894 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0743 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Zambia?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Zambia was 80.4% in 2019, 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 80.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.1% in 2002.
- How does Zambia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Zambia ranks 136th out of 169 countries with data for 2019.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.