Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff was 66.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal, 1997–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal stood at 66.7%. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.8% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal peaked at 66.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 1997.
That places Senegal 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.1% | — |
| 2000 | 63.7% | +32.3% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -15.9% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | -22.9% |
| 2014 | 59.8% | +20.2% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 58.1% | +7.8% |
| 2017 | 66.7% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.6% | 53.6% | 63.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.8% | 49.8% | 66.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Senegal was 66.7% in 2017, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 66.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 34 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).