Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) - Reproductive health - Health - World Development Indicators



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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.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) - Reproductive health - Health - World Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Cayman Islands (2005)100
2Kuwait (2002)100
3Switzerland (2006)100
4American Samoa (2002)100
5Norway (1988)100
6Antigua and Barbuda (2007)100
7Macau (2004)100
8Lithuania (2006)100
9Sweden (1987)100
10Australia (2003)100
11Austria (1993)100
12St. Vincent and the Grenadines (2007)100
13Palau (2002)100
14Canada (2004)100
15St. Kitts and Nevis (2007)100
16Barbados (2006)100
17Belarus (2005)100
18United Arab Emirates (2003)100
19Latvia (2006)100
20Germany (2006)100
21Qatar (2002)100
22Malta (2006)100
23Netherlands (2003)100
24Hong Kong (2005)100
25Ireland (2003)100
26Denmark (1987)100
27Samoa (2004)100
28Uzbekistan (2006)99.9
29Croatia (2007)99.9
30Cuba (2008)99.9
31Armenia (2007)99.9
32Czech Republic (2006)99.9
33Finland (2003)99.9
34Slovenia (2006)99.9
35Portugal (2001)99.9
36Poland (2005)99.9
37Luxembourg (2003)99.9
38Albania (2005)99.8
39Chile (2006)99.8
40Mongolia (2008)99.8
41Kazakhstan (2006)99.8
42Puerto Rico (2004)99.8
43Estonia (2006)99.8
44Japan (2004)99.8
45Brunei Darussalam (2005)99.7
46Hungary (2006)99.7
47Singapore (2004)99.7
48Northern Mariana Islands (2000)99.6
49Bosnia and Herzegovina (2006)99.6
50High income: OECD (2008)99.54
51Russia (2006)99.5
52Slovakia (2006)99.5
53Moldova (2005)99.5
54Turkmenistan (2006)99.5
55Argentina (2007)99.4
56Guam (2001)99.4
57Bulgaria (2006)99.4
58High income (2008)99.32
59Belgium (1999)99.3
60United States (2003)99.3
61Uruguay (2004)99.3
62Mauritius (2005)99.2
63Jordan (2007)99.1
64Bahamas (2007)99
65Bahrain (2005)99
66Libya (1999)99
67Cyprus (2003)99
68Italy (2003)99
69Israel (1987)99
70Serbia (2005)99
71Fiji (2002)99
72Macedonia (2006)99
73France (1993)99
74French Polynesia (2000)99
75United Kingdom (1998)99
76West Bank and Gaza (2006)98.9
77Montenegro (2005)98.8
78Grenada (2007)98.8
79Ukraine (2007)98.7
80Oman (2007)98.6
81Virgin Islands (U.S.) (2003)98.5
82Sri Lanka (2007)98.5
83Costa Rica (2004)98.5
84China (2007)98.4
85Georgia (2005)98.3
86Romania (2006)98.2
87Tonga (2004)98
88Malaysia (2005)98
89Lebanon (2004)98
90St. Lucia (2006)97.9
91Trinidad and Tobago (2006)97.8
92Dominican Republic (2007)97.8
93Kyrgyzstan (2006)97.6
94Iran (2005)97.3
95Thailand (2006)97.3
96South Korea (2004)97.1
97North Korea (2004)97.1
98Brazil (2006)97
99Europe & Central Asia (2008)96.95
100New Zealand (2001)96.6
101Colombia (2005)96.4
102Aruba (2002)96
103Saudi Arabia (2004)96
104Algeria (2006)95.2
105Upper middle income (2008)95.03
106Venezuela (2003)95
107Tunisia (2006)94.6
108Belize (2007)94.6
109Jamaica (2006)94.5
110Botswana (2000)94.2
111Dominica (2007)94
112Mexico (2006)93.4
113Syria (2006)93
114Djibouti (2006)92.9
115El Salvador (2003)92.4
116Panama (2007)91.5
117Turkey (2008)91.3
118South Africa (2003)91.2
119Latin America & Caribbean (2008)90.29
120Suriname (2006)89.8
121East Asia & Pacific (2008)89.19
122Tajikistan (2007)88.4
123Azerbaijan (2006)88
124Micronesia (2001)87.7
125Vietnam (2006)87.7
126Marshall Islands (2007)86.2
127Gabon (2000)85.5
128Maldives (2004)84
129Republic of the Congo (2005)83.4
130Guyana (2006)83.3
131Paraguay (2008)81.9
132Namibia (2007)81.4
133Sao Tome and Principe (2006)80.7
134Middle East & North Africa (2008)79.81
135Iraq (2007)79.7
136Indonesia (2007)79.4
137Egypt (2008)78.9
138Cape Verde (2005)77.5
139Ecuador (2004)74.7
140Benin (2006)74
141Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)74
142Vanuatu (2007)74
143Nicaragua (2007)73.7
144Bhutan (2007)71.4
145Peru (2006)71
146Solomon Islands (2007)70.1
147Middle income (2008)70.1
148Swaziland (2007)69
149Zimbabwe (2006)68.5
150Burma (2003)67.5
151Honduras (2006)66.9
152Bolivia (2008)65.8
153Lower middle income (2008)64.83
154Equatorial Guinea (2000)64.6
155Low & middle income (2008)63.39
156Kiribati (2005)63
157Cameroon (2006)63
158Morocco (2004)62.6
159Togo (2006)62
160Comoros (2000)61.8
161Philippines (2008)61.8
162Mauritania (2007)60.9
163Ghana (2008)58.7
164Gambia (2006)56.8
165Ivory Coast (2006)56.8
166Lesotho (2004)55.4
167Mozambique (2008)55.3
168Malawi (2006)53.6
169Burkina Faso (2006)53.5
170Central African Republic (2006)53.4
171Papua New Guinea (2006)53
172Rwanda (2008)52.1
173Senegal (2005)51.9
174Madagascar (2004)51.3
175Sudan (2006)49.2
176Mali (2006)49
177Angola (2007)47.3
178India (2006)46.6
179Zambia (2007)46.5
180Sub-Saharan Africa (2008)46.48
181Liberia (2007)46.3
182Guinea (2007)46.1
183Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) (2008)44.99
184Low income (2008)44.28
185Cambodia (2005)43.8
186Tanzania (2005)43.4
187Sierra Leone (2005)43.2
188Uganda (2006)41.9
189South Asia (2008)41.88
190Kenya (2003)41.6
191Guatemala (2002)41.4
192Least developed countries: UN classification (2008)39.32
193Nigeria (2008)38.9
194Pakistan (2007)38.8
195Guinea-Bissau (2006)38.8
196Yemen (2006)35.7
197Burundi (2005)33.6
198Somalia (2006)33
199Niger (2006)32.9
200Eritrea (2002)28.3
201Haiti (2006)26.1
202Afghanistan (2008)24
203Laos (2006)20.3
204Nepal (2006)18.7
205Timor-Leste (2003)18.4
206Bangladesh (2007)18
207Chad (2004)14.4
208Ethiopia (2005)5.7
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