Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon
Cameroon: Births attended by skilled health staff was 66.2% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon, 1991–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon is 66.2%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon peaked at 66.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1998.
Cameroon ranks 26th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 63.5% | — |
| 1998 | 58.8% | -7.4% |
| 2000 | 60.3% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 63.7% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -7.6% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | +11.5% |
| 2014 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.2% | 58.8% | 63.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.9% | 63.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 65.6% | 66.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More reference data data for Cameroon
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Cameroon was 66.2% in 2014, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1998.
- How does Cameroon rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Cameroon ranks 26th out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank, published as part of Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of most recent births in last 2 years attended by any skilled health personnel (women age 18-49 at the time of the survey). Definition of skilled varies by country and survey but always includes doctor, nurse, midwife and auxiliary midwife).