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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.
Health Statistics > Births attended by skilled health staff > % of total (most recent) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
= 1
Grenada :
100 %
2003
Health in Grenada
= 1
American Samoa :
100 %
2002
Health in American Samoa
= 1
Qatar :
100 %
2002
Health in Qatar
= 1
Cayman Islands :
100 %
2004
Health in Cayman Islands
= 1
Palau :
100 %
2002
Health in Palau
= 1
Hong Kong :
100 %
2002
Health in Hong Kong
= 1
New Zealand :
100 %
1995
Health in New Zealand
= 1
Dominica :
100 %
2003
Health in Dominica
= 1
Norway :
100 %
1988
Health in Norway
= 1
Barbados :
100 %
2003
Health in Barbados
= 1
Netherlands :
100 %
1998
Health in Netherlands
= 1
Japan :
100 %
1996
Health in Japan
= 1
Macau :
100 %
2003
Health in Macau
= 1
Germany :
100 %
1986
Health in Germany
= 1
Lithuania :
100 %
2002
Health in Lithuania
= 1
Ireland :
100 %
2003
Health in Ireland
= 1
Latvia :
100 %
2002
Health in Latvia
= 1
Denmark :
100 %
1987
Health in Denmark
= 1
Kuwait :
100 %
2002
Health in Kuwait
= 1
Belgium :
100 %
1987
Health in Belgium
= 1
Korea, South :
100 %
2000
Health in Korea, South
= 1
Austria :
100 %
1993
Health in Austria
= 1
Antigua and Barbuda :
100 %
2004
Health in Antigua and Barbuda
= 1
Sweden :
100 %
1987
Health in Sweden
= 1
Ukraine :
100 %
2002
Health in Ukraine
= 1
Singapore :
100 %
2003
Health in Singapore
= 1
United Arab Emirates :
100 %
2003
Health in United Arab Emirates
= 1
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
= 1
Samoa :
100 %
2003
Health in Samoa
= 1
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
100 %
2004
Health in Saint Kitts and Nevis
= 31
Finland :
99.9 %
2003
Health in Finland
= 31
Belarus :
99.9 %
2004
Health in Belarus
= 31
Luxembourg :
99.9 %
2003
Health in Luxembourg
= 31
Czech Republic :
99.9 %
2002
Health in Czech Republic
= 31
Croatia :
99.9 %
2004
Health in Croatia
= 31
Cuba :
99.9 %
2005
Health in Cuba
= 37
Slovenia :
99.8 %
2002
Health in Slovenia
= 37
Poland :
99.8 %
2002
Health in Poland
= 37
Puerto Rico :
99.8 %
2003
Health in Puerto Rico
= 37
Chile :
99.8 %
2004
Health in Chile
= 41
Portugal :
99.7 %
2000
Health in Portugal
= 41
Brunei :
99.7 %
2005
Health in Brunei
= 43
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
99.6 %
2000
Health in Bosnia and Herzegovina
= 43
Estonia :
99.6 %
2002
Health in Estonia
= 43
Hungary :
99.6 %
2002
Health in Hungary
= 43
Northern Mariana Islands :
99.6 %
2000
Health in Northern Mariana Islands
= 47
Jordan :
99.5 %
2002
Health in Jordan
= 47
Moldova :
99.5 %
2005
Health in Moldova
= 49
Guam :
99.4 %
2001
Health in Guam
= 49
Uruguay :
99.4 %
2002
Health in Uruguay
= 49
Slovakia :
99.4 %
2002
Health in Slovakia
= 52
Thailand :
99.3 %
2000
Health in Thailand
= 52
Australia :
99.3 %
2000
Health in Australia
= 52
Russia :
99.3 %
2002
Health in Russia
= 55
Mauritius :
99.2 %
2004
Health in Mauritius
= 55
Bulgaria :
99.2 %
2002
Health in Bulgaria
# 57
Kazakhstan :
99.1 %
1999
Health in Kazakhstan
= 58
Bahamas, The :
99 %
2003
Health in Bahamas, The
= 58
French Polynesia :
99 %
1999
Health in French Polynesia
= 58
Saint Lucia :
99 %
2003
Health in Saint Lucia
= 58
United States :
99 %
2001
Health in United States
= 58
Israel :
99 %
1987
Health in Israel
= 58
Fiji :
99 %
2000
Health in Fiji
= 58
France :
99 %
1993
Health in France
= 58
Bahrain :
99 %
2003
Health in Bahrain
= 58
Macedonia, Republic of :
99 %
2004
Health in Macedonia, Republic of
= 58
United Kingdom :
99 %
1998
Health in United Kingdom
= 58
Kyrgyzstan :
99 %
2003
Health in Kyrgyzstan
# 69
Romania :
98.9 %
2004
Health in Romania
# 70
Dominican Republic :
98.7 %
2002
Health in Dominican Republic
# 71
Costa Rica :
98.5 %
2004
Health in Costa Rica
# 72
Armenia :
98.4 %
2005
Health in Armenia
= 73
Virgin Islands :
98.3 %
2002
Health in Virgin Islands
= 73
Canada :
98.3 %
2001
Health in Canada
= 75
Malta :
98 %
1993
Health in Malta
= 75
Albania :
98 %
2002
Health in Albania
# 77
Malaysia :
97.4 %
2003
Health in Malaysia
# 78
China :
97.3 %
2004
Health in China
# 79
Turkmenistan :
97.2 %
2000
Health in Turkmenistan
# 80
Korea, North :
97.1 %
2004
Health in Korea, North
= 81
Mongolia :
97 %
2003
Health in Mongolia
= 81
Jamaica :
97 %
2003
Health in Jamaica
# 83
Brazil :
96.7 %
2002
Health in Brazil
# 84
Colombia :
96.4 %
2005
Health in Colombia
= 85
Aruba :
96 %
2002
Health in Aruba
= 85
Sri Lanka :
96 %
2000
Health in Sri Lanka
= 85
Trinidad and Tobago :
96 %
2000
Health in Trinidad and Tobago
# 88
Algeria :
95.9 %
2002
Health in Algeria
# 89
Uzbekistan :
95.6 %
2000
Health in Uzbekistan
= 90
Venezuela :
95 %
2003
Health in Venezuela
= 90
Marshall Islands :
95 %
2002
Health in Marshall Islands
= 90
Argentina :
95 %
2005
Health in Argentina
# 93
Oman :
94.7 %
2000
Health in Oman
# 94
Libya :
94.4 %
1995
Health in Libya
# 95
Botswana :
94.2 %
2000
Health in Botswana
= 96
Saudi Arabia :
93 %
2002
Health in Saudi Arabia
= 96
Lebanon :
93 %
2001
Health in Lebanon
# 98
Panama :
92.5 %
2003
Health in Panama
= 99
El Salvador :
92.4 %
2003
Health in El Salvador
= 99
Georgia :
92.4 %
2005
Health in Georgia
# 101
Serbia and Montenegro :
92.1 %
2002
Health in Serbia and Montenegro
# 102
South Africa :
92 %
2003
Health in South Africa
# 103
Tonga :
91.3 %
2002
Health in Tonga
# 104
Vietnam :
90 %
2004
Health in Vietnam
# 105
Tunisia :
89.9 %
2000
Health in Tunisia
# 106
Iran :
89.6 %
2000
Health in Iran
# 107
Kiribati :
88.9 %
2002
Health in Kiribati
# 108
Cape Verde :
88.5 %
1998
Health in Cape Verde
= 109
Vanuatu :
88 %
2003
Health in Vanuatu
= 109
Azerbaijan :
88 %
2001
Health in Azerbaijan
# 111
Micronesia, Federated States of :
87.7 %
2001
Health in Micronesia, Federated States of
# 112
Sudan :
87 %
2000
Health in Sudan
# 113
Congo, Republic of the :
86.2 %
2005
Health in Congo, Republic of the
# 114
Guyana :
85.6 %
2000
Health in Guyana
# 115
Gabon :
85.5 %
2000
Health in Gabon
# 116
Solomon Islands :
85 %
1999
Health in Solomon Islands
# 117
Suriname :
84.5 %
2000
Health in Suriname
= 118
Mexico :
83.3 %
2004
Health in Mexico
= 118
Belize :
83.3 %
1999
Health in Belize
# 120
Turkey :
83 %
2003
Health in Turkey
# 121
Paraguay :
77.1 %
2004
Health in Paraguay
# 122
São Tomé and Príncipe :
76.4 %
2003
Health in São Tomé and Príncipe
# 123
Namibia :
75.5 %
2000
Health in Namibia
# 124
Benin :
75 %
2005
Health in Benin
# 125
Ecuador :
74.7 %
2004
Health in Ecuador
# 126
Egypt :
74.2 %
2005
Health in Egypt
# 127
Swaziland :
74 %
2002
Health in Swaziland
# 128
Peru :
73.4 %
2004
Health in Peru
# 129
Zimbabwe :
72.5 %
1999
Health in Zimbabwe
# 130
Iraq :
72.1 %
2000
Health in Iraq
# 131
Indonesia :
71.5 %
2004
Health in Indonesia
# 132
Tajikistan :
71.1 %
2000
Health in Tajikistan
# 133
Maldives :
70.3 %
2001
Health in Maldives
# 134
Syria :
70 %
2002
Health in Syria
# 135
Côte d'Ivoire :
68 %
2004
Health in Côte d'Ivoire
# 136
Nicaragua :
66.9 %
2001
Health in Nicaragua
# 137
Bolivia :
66.8 %
2003
Health in Bolivia
# 138
Equatorial Guinea :
64.6 %
2000
Health in Equatorial Guinea
# 139
Morocco :
62.6 %
2004
Health in Morocco
= 140
Comoros :
61.8 %
2000
Health in Comoros
= 140
Cameroon :
61.8 %
2004
Health in Cameroon
# 142
Togo :
60.8 %
2003
Health in Togo
# 143
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
60.7 %
2001
Health in Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 144
Djibouti :
60.6 %
2003
Health in Djibouti
# 145
Philippines :
59.8 %
2003
Health in Philippines
# 146
Senegal :
58 %
2002
Health in Senegal
# 147
Burma :
57 %
2001
Health in Burma
# 148
Mauritania :
56.9 %
2001
Health in Mauritania
# 149
Malawi :
56.1 %
2004
Health in Malawi
# 150
Honduras :
55.7 %
2001
Health in Honduras
# 151
Guinea :
55.5 %
2003
Health in Guinea
# 152
Lesotho :
55.4 %
2004
Health in Lesotho
# 153
Gambia, The :
54.7 %
2000
Health in Gambia, The
# 154
Madagascar :
51.3 %
2004
Health in Madagascar
= 155
Liberia :
50.9 %
2000
Health in Liberia
= 155
Bhutan :
50.9 %
2005
Health in Bhutan
# 157
Mozambique :
47.7 %
2003
Health in Mozambique
# 158
Ghana :
47.1 %
2003
Health in Ghana
# 159
Angola :
44.7 %
2001
Health in Angola
# 160
Central African Republic :
44.1 %
2000
Health in Central African Republic
# 161
Cambodia :
43.8 %
2005
Health in Cambodia
= 162
Zambia :
43.4 %
2002
Health in Zambia
= 162
Tanzania :
43.4 %
2005
Health in Tanzania
# 164
India :
42.5 %
2000
Health in India
# 165
Sierra Leone :
41.7 %
2000
Health in Sierra Leone
# 166
Kenya :
41.6 %
2003
Health in Kenya
# 167
Guatemala :
41.4 %
2002
Health in Guatemala
# 168
Papua New Guinea :
41 %
2000
Health in Papua New Guinea
# 169
Mali :
40.6 %
2001
Health in Mali
# 170
Uganda :
39 %
2001
Health in Uganda
# 171
Rwanda :
38.6 %
2005
Health in Rwanda
# 172
Burkina Faso :
37.8 %
2003
Health in Burkina Faso
# 173
Nigeria :
35.2 %
2003
Health in Nigeria
# 174
Guinea-Bissau :
34.7 %
2000
Health in Guinea-Bissau
# 175
Pakistan :
31 %
2005
Health in Pakistan
# 176
Eritrea :
28.3 %
2002
Health in Eritrea
# 177
Yemen :
26.8 %
2003
Health in Yemen
# 178
Burundi :
25.2 %
2000
Health in Burundi
# 179
Somalia :
24.8 %
2002
Health in Somalia
# 180
Haiti :
23.8 %
2000
Health in Haiti
# 181
Laos :
19.4 %
2001
Health in Laos
# 182
East Timor :
18.4 %
2003
Health in East Timor
# 183
Niger :
15.7 %
2000
Health in Niger
# 184
Nepal :
15 %
2004
Health in Nepal
# 185
Chad :
14.4 %
2004
Health in Chad
# 186
Afghanistan :
14.3 %
2003
Health in Afghanistan
# 187
Bangladesh :
13.2 %
2004
Health in Bangladesh
# 188
Ethiopia :
5.7 %
2005
Health in Ethiopia
Weighted average:
79.5 %
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.
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