Births attended by skilled health staff in Malawi
Malawi: Births attended by skilled health staff was 91.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Malawi, 1992–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
Malawi recorded 91.1% for births attended by skilled health staff in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 63.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Malawi peaked at 91.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 1992.
Malawi ranks 10th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Malawi, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.1% | — |
| 2000 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 55.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | +43.3% |
| 2013 | 88.3% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.1% | 53.1% | 53.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 53.5% | 55.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 77.3% | 91.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Malawi?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Malawi was 91.1% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 1992.
- How does Malawi rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Malawi ranks 10th out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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).