Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala
Guatemala: Births attended by skilled health staff was 68.7% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala, 1995–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 68.7% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2014. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 62.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala peaked at 68.7% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 1995.
That places Guatemala 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 36.7% | — |
| 1998 | 42.4% | +15.5% |
| 2002 | 42.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +62.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.6% | 36.7% | 42.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 42.2% | 42.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
More reference data data for Guatemala
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.68 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6786 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Guatemala was 68.7% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 1995.
- How does Guatemala rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Guatemala ranks 23rd out of 34 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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).