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Births attended by skilled health staff

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.

Latest, 201769.6%of totalAnnual release · Not updated
vs 2016−0.2 pp69.8%
High since 198469.8% of total2016 · World Bank
Low since 198429.1% of total1987 · World Bank

Over time

2009 - 2017

Recent years

  1. 201769.6% of total−0.2 pp
  2. 201669.8% of total+4.3 pp
  3. 201565.5% of total−1.5 pp
  4. 201467% of total+4.2 pp
  5. 201362.8% of total+4.1 pp
  6. 201258.7% of total+6.4 pp
  7. 201052.3% of total+0.8 pp
  8. 200951.5% of total+20.1 pp
Full table
PeriodValue
201769.6% of total
201669.8% of total
201565.5% of total
201467% of total
201362.8% of total
201258.7% of total
201052.3% of total
200951.5% of total
200731.4% of total
200241.4% of total
200141.4% of total
200041.4% of total
199940.4% of total
199534.8% of total
198729.1% of total
198435% of total