Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia
Colombia: Births attended by skilled health staff was 97.0% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Colombia, 1995–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Colombia
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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
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).