Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Births attended by skilled health staff was 99.2% in 2014. ▬ Flat
Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic, 1996–2014
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 Dominican Republic is 99.2%, measured in 2014. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic peaked at 99.2% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 1996.
Dominican Republic ranks 3rd of 34 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 96.0% | — |
| 1999 | 97.5% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 98.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.2% | 2 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Dominican Republic was 99.2% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 1996.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Dominican Republic ranks 3rd out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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).