Births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Births attended by skilled health staff was 82.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe, 1994–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in % of total.
Analysis
In 2015, births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe stood at 82.5%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe peaked at 82.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of total | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 68.2% | — |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | -9.4% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | -8.3% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +23.1% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.7% | 68.2% | 73.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 60.9% | 73.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 75.8% | 65.0% | 82.5% | 3 |
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- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
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- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe?
- Births attended by skilled health staff in Zimbabwe was 82.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for births attended by skilled health staff?
- Zimbabwe ranks 13th out of 34 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).