Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia

Colombia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 97.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
97.0%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2015
All-time low
86.3%
in 1995
Years of data
5
1995–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia, 1995–2015

0204060801001995200520151995: 86.3 % of total2000: 87.8 % of total2004: 92.3 % of total2009: 95.8 % of total2015: 97 % of total

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 97.0% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia peaked at 97.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 1995.

Colombia ranks 5th of 34 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total) in Colombia, 1995 to 2015.
Year % of total Change
1995 86.3%
2000 87.8% +1.6%
2004 92.3% +5.2%
2009 95.8% +3.8%
2015 97.0% +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 86.3% 86.3% 86.3% 1
2000s 91.9% 87.8% 95.8% 3
2010s 97.0% 97.0% 97.0% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Jordan 99.8% compare
  2. 3 Dominican Republic 99.2% compare
  3. 4 Mexico 98.4% compare
  4. 6 Peru 96.9% compare
  5. 7 Viet Nam 94.4% compare
  6. 8 Egypt 93.1% compare

See the full ranking of 34 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia?
Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia was 97.0% in 2015, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 1995.
How does Colombia rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
Colombia ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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

Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
34 places, 213 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).