Data for 2015
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015
Figures for 2015, as UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) published them · stored as published, never rewritten
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015 covers 105 countries. 11 countries share the highest reading, 100.0; Chad is lowest, at 24.3. The middle country reads 99.1. Against 2014, 57 values changed (28 up, 29 down), 16 countries joined, 31 left.
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff · Data for 2015
Highest11 countries share it
100.0LowestChad
24.3Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015, as published. UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 105 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| =1 | ANDSouthern Europe | 100.0 |
| =1 | ATGCaribbean | 100.0 |
| =1 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 100.0 |
| =1 | DMACaribbean | 100.0 |
| =1 | LTUNorthern Europe | 100.0 |
| =1 | MSRCaribbean | 100.0 |
| =1 | PLWMicronesia | 100.0 |
| =1 | KNACaribbean | 100.0 |
| =1 | KOREastern Asia | 100.0 |
| =1 | TTOCaribbean | 100.0 |
| =1 | UZBCentral Asia | 100.0 |
| =12 | BHRWestern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | BIHSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | CHNEastern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | HRVSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | CUBCaribbean | 99.9 |
| =12 | CYPWestern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | SLVCentral America | 99.9 |
| =12 | FJIMelanesia | 99.9 |
| =12 | GEOWestern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | GRCSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | ITASouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | JPNEastern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | KWTWestern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | LVANorthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | MKDSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | POLEastern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | PRTSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | QATWestern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | ESPSouthern Europe | 99.9 |
| =12 | AREWestern Asia | 99.9 |
| =12 | URYSouth America | 99.9 |
| =33 | AZEWestern Asia | 99.8 |
| =33 | MLTSouthern Europe | 99.8 |
| =33 | MUSEastern Africa | 99.8 |
| =36 | BWASouthern Africa | 99.7 |
| =36 | CHLSouth America | 99.7 |
| =36 | ESTNorthern Europe | 99.7 |
| =36 | FINNorthern Europe | 99.7 |
| =36 | IRLNorthern Europe | 99.7 |
| =36 | JAMCaribbean | 99.7 |
| =36 | MDAEastern Europe | 99.7 |
| =36 | PRICaribbean | 99.7 |
| =36 | RUSEastern Europe | 99.7 |
| =36 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 99.7 |
| =46 | ARGSouth America | 99.6 |
| =46 | DOMCaribbean | 99.6 |
| =46 | HUNEastern Europe | 99.6 |
| =49 | KAZCentral Asia | 99.4 |
| =49 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 99.4 |
| 51 | VENSouth America | 99.3 |
| =52 | NORNorthern Europe | 99.1 |
| =52 | LCACaribbean | 99.1 |
| =52 | USANorthern America | 99.1 |
| =55 | BRBCaribbean | 99.0 |
| =55 | BMUNorthern America | 99.0 |
| =55 | COLSouth America | 99.0 |
| =55 | GRDCaribbean | 99.0 |
| =55 | TURWestern Asia | 99.0 |
| =60 | AIACaribbean | 98.8 |
| =60 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 98.8 |
| =62 | OMNWestern Asia | 98.7 |
| =62 | VCTCaribbean | 98.7 |
| 64 | AUTWestern Europe | 98.5 |
| =65 | BRASouth America | 98.2 |
| =65 | ISLNorthern Europe | 98.2 |
| =67 | BHSCaribbean | 98.0 |
| =67 | SAUWestern Asia | 98.0 |
| =67 | TJKCentral Asia | 98.0 |
| 70 | CANNorthern America | 97.9 |
| =71 | FRAWestern Europe | 97.7 |
| =71 | MEXCentral America | 97.7 |
| 73 | DEUWestern Europe | 97.1 |
| 74 | SVKEastern Europe | 97.0 |
| =75 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 96.3 |
| =75 | PANCentral America | 96.3 |
| =75 | PRYSouth America | 96.3 |
| 78 | GUYSouth America | 95.8 |
| 79 | DNKNorthern Europe | 95.4 |
| =80 | ECUSouth America | 94.4 |
| =80 | COGMiddle Africa | 94.4 |
| 82 | ROUEastern Europe | 94.3 |
| 83 | NICCentral America | 94.0 |
| 84 | BLZCentral America | 93.5 |
| 85 | BGREastern Europe | 93.4 |
| 86 | PERSouth America | 91.6 |
| 87 | CPVWestern Africa | 91.4 |
| 88 | RWAEastern Africa | 90.7 |
| =89 | CRICentral America | 90.0 |
| =89 | SURSouth America | 90.0 |
| 91 | BTNSouthern Asia | 89.0 |
| 92 | BOLSouth America | 87.5 |
| 93 | SLBMelanesia | 86.2 |
| 94 | BFAWestern Africa | 79.8 |
| 95 | ZWEEastern Africa | 78.1 |
| 96 | MOZEastern Africa | 73.0 |
| 97 | HNDCentral America | 72.0 |
| 98 | MRTWestern Africa | 69.3 |
| 99 | GTMCentral America | 65.5 |
| 100 | PAKSouthern Asia | 59.0 |
| 101 | SENWestern Africa | 53.2 |
| 102 | AFGSouthern Asia | 50.5 |
| 103 | MLIWestern Africa | 43.7 |
| 104 | NERWestern Africa | 39.7 |
| 105 | TCDMiddle Africa | 24.3 |
02In 2015
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Andorrashared100.0
- 1
Antigua and Barbudashared100.0
- 1
Bruneishared100.0
- 1
Dominicashared100.0
- 1
Saint Kitts and Nevisshared100.0
Lowest
- 105
Chad24.3
- 104
Niger39.7
- 103
Mali43.7
- 102
Afghanistan50.5
- 101
Senegal53.2
A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 99.1. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032014 → 2015
Since 2014
What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +16 / −31countries joined / left
- 57values changed, of 89 in both
- 28 · 29rose · fell
- 32unchanged
Rose most
Guyana85.7 → 95.8+10.1
Tajikistan90.3 → 98.0+7.7
Afghanistan45.2 → 50.5+5.3
Bolivia83.7 → 87.5+3.8
Panama93.9 → 96.3+2.4
Fell most
Costa Rica99.2 → 90.0−9.2
Senegal59.1 → 53.2−5.9
Cabo Verde95.6 → 91.4−4.2
Zimbabwe80.0 → 78.1−1.9
Bulgaria94.9 → 93.4−1.5
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
45 distinct values among 105
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 21 countries share 99.9. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 105 countries has every column.
05The files
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UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance)’s own file, on its own site.
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What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
UNICEF and WHO (Joint Database on Skilled Birth Attendance) (2015). Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/skilled-birth-attendance/2015
0624 held
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How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015: questions and answers
Which country has the highest births attended by skilled staff in Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015?
11 countries share the highest reading, 100.0, so no single country is named.
What year does Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015 describe?
2015.
How many countries does Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015 cover?
105.
Where can I download Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2015 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, 2023.