Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) - Country Ranking

Definition: 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.

Source: UNICEF, State of the World's Children, Childinfo, and Demographic and Health Surveys.

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Switzerland 100.00 2006
1 Finland 100.00 2018
1 Grenada 100.00 2017
1 Hong Kong SAR, China 100.00 2005
1 Korea 100.00 2015
1 Macao SAR, China 100.00 2004
1 Netherlands 100.00 2003
1 Palau 100.00 2018
1 Qatar 100.00 2017
1 Trinidad and Tobago 100.00 2017
1 Uruguay 100.00 2017
1 Andorra 100.00 2017
1 Antigua and Barbuda 100.00 2017
1 Dominica 100.00 2017
1 Cayman Islands 100.00 2005
1 St. Kitts and Nevis 100.00 2015
1 St. Lucia 100.00 2017
1 Lithuania 100.00 2014
1 Sweden 100.00 1987
1 Turkmenistan 100.00 2016
1 Uzbekistan 100.00 2018
22 El Salvador 99.90 2018
22 Luxembourg 99.90 2009
22 Latvia 99.90 2017
22 North Macedonia 99.90 2018
22 Japan 99.90 2018
22 Kazakhstan 99.90 2018
22 Cuba 99.90 2018
22 Italy 99.90 2016
22 Ukraine 99.90 2014
22 Bahrain 99.90 2017
22 Kuwait 99.90 2016
22 Libya 99.90 2013
22 Croatia 99.90 2017
22 Greece 99.90 2018
22 China 99.90 2016
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.90 2018
22 United Arab Emirates 99.90 2015
39 Bulgaria 99.80 2015
39 Armenia 99.80 2016
39 Belarus 99.80 2014
39 Brunei 99.80 2017
39 Kyrgyz Republic 99.80 2018
39 Mauritius 99.80 2017
39 Albania 99.80 2018
39 Slovenia 99.80 2012
39 Czech Republic 99.80 2017
39 Dominican Republic 99.80 2016
39 Fiji 99.80 2016
39 Botswana 99.80 2017
39 Chile 99.80 2017
39 Poland 99.80 2018
39 Puerto Rico 99.80 2004
54 Moldova 99.70 2018
54 Jordan 99.70 2018
54 Hungary 99.70 2017
54 Ireland 99.70 2016
54 Russia 99.70 2014
54 Malta 99.70 2017
54 Jamaica 99.70 2016
61 Malaysia 99.60 2017
62 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 99.50 2017
62 Sri Lanka 99.50 2016
62 Singapore 99.50 2018
62 Tunisia 99.50 2018
66 Georgia 99.40 2018
66 Saudi Arabia 99.40 2018
68 Azerbaijan 99.39 2018
69 Belgium 99.30 1999
69 Mongolia 99.30 2018
71 Norway 99.20 2018
72 Brazil 99.10 2017
72 Colombia 99.10 2019
72 Estonia 99.10 2018
72 Barbados 99.10 2016
72 United States 99.10 2018
72 Venezuela 99.10 2017
72 Thailand 99.10 2016
79 The Bahamas 99.00 2016
79 Seychelles 99.00 2012
79 Iran 99.00 2014
79 Israel 99.00 1987
79 United Kingdom 99.00 1998
79 Costa Rica 99.00 2018
85 Germany 98.80 2017
85 Montenegro 98.80 2018
87 Portugal 98.70 2018
88 Oman 98.60 2018
88 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 98.60 2016
90 Austria 98.40 2018
90 Serbia 98.40 2014
90 Suriname 98.40 2018
93 Kiribati 98.30 2010
93 Cyprus 98.30 2018
95 Iceland 98.20 2018
95 Lebanon 98.20 2004
97 France 98.10 2018
98 Slovak Republic 98.00 2018
98 Canada 98.00 2018
98 Turkey 98.00 2018
101 Paraguay 97.70 2018
102 Nauru 97.40 2007
103 Romania 97.10 2018
104 South Africa 96.70 2016
104 Australia 96.70 2017
106 Algeria 96.60 2013
106 New Zealand 96.60 2017
108 Mexico 96.40 2016
109 Syrian Arab Republic 96.20 2009
109 Bhutan 96.20 2018
111 Nicaragua 96.00 2017
111 Ecuador 96.00 2018
113 Guyana 95.80 2015
114 Iraq 95.60 2018
115 Tonga 95.50 2012
116 Denmark 95.30 2018
117 Tajikistan 94.80 2017
118 Indonesia 94.70 2019
119 Belize 94.00 2017
120 Argentina 93.90 2017
121 Vietnam 93.80 2014
122 Tuvalu 93.10 2007
123 Panama 92.90 2018
124 São Tomé and Principe 92.50 2014
125 Cabo Verde 92.40 2017
126 Peru 92.10 2019
127 Egypt 91.50 2014
128 Congo 91.20 2015
129 Rwanda 90.70 2015
130 Malawi 89.80 2016
131 Vanuatu 89.40 2013
132 Gabon 89.30 2012
133 Cambodia 89.00 2014
134 Eswatini 88.30 2014
135 Namibia 88.20 2013
136 Djibouti 87.40 2012
137 Sierra Leone 86.90 2019
138 Lesotho 86.60 2018
138 Morocco 86.60 2018
140 Solomon Islands 86.20 2015
141 Zimbabwe 86.00 2019
142 Burundi 85.10 2017
143 Philippines 84.40 2017
143 Liberia 84.40 2020
145 The Gambia 82.70 2018
146 Samoa 82.50 2014
147 Comoros 82.20 2012
148 India 81.40 2016
149 Zambia 80.40 2018
150 Dem. Rep. Congo 80.10 2014
151 Burkina Faso 79.80 2015
152 Ghana 78.10 2017
152 Benin 78.10 2018
154 Sudan 77.70 2014
155 Senegal 74.50 2019
156 Uganda 74.20 2016
157 Honduras 74.00 2017
158 Côte d'Ivoire 73.60 2016
159 Mozambique 73.00 2015
160 Bolivia 71.50 2018
161 Guatemala 69.80 2016
162 Togo 69.40 2017
163 Pakistan 69.30 2018
163 Mauritania 69.30 2015
165 Cameroon 69.00 2018
166 Equatorial Guinea 68.30 2011
167 Mali 67.30 2018
168 Lao PDR 64.40 2017
169 Tanzania 63.50 2016
170 Kenya 61.80 2014
171 Myanmar 60.20 2016
172 Afghanistan 58.80 2018
173 Nepal 58.00 2017
174 Timor-Leste 56.70 2016
175 Papua New Guinea 56.40 2018
176 Guinea 55.30 2018
177 Bangladesh 52.70 2018
178 Angola 46.60 2016
179 Madagascar 46.00 2018
180 Guinea-Bissau 45.00 2014
181 Yemen 44.70 2013
182 Nigeria 43.30 2018
183 Haiti 41.60 2017
184 Central African Republic 40.00 2010
185 Niger 39.10 2016
186 Eritrea 34.10 2010
187 Ethiopia 27.70 2016
188 Chad 24.30 2015
189 Somalia 9.40 2006

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Development Relevance: Reproductive health is a state of physical and mental well-being in relation to the reproductive system and its functions and processes. Means of achieving reproductive health include education and services during pregnancy and childbirth, safe and effective contraception, and prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases. Complications of pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. The share of births attended by skilled health staff is an indicator of a health system's ability to provide adequate care for pregnant women.

Limitations and Exceptions: For the indicators that are from household surveys, the year refers to the survey year. For more information, consult the original sources.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Assistance by trained professionals during birth reduces the incidence of maternal deaths during childbirth. The share of births attended by skilled health staff is an indicator of a health system’s ability to provide adequate care for pregnant women.