Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Benin
Benin: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 56.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Benin, 1996–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Benin recorded 56.9% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in 2017.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Benin peaked at 66.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 35.5%, in 1996.
That places Benin 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Benin, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 35.5% | — |
| 2001 | 49.6% | +39.8% |
| 2006 | 59.1% | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +12.3% |
| 2014 | 60.7% | -8.6% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.5% | 35.5% | 35.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 49.6% | 59.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.3% | 56.9% | 66.4% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Benin?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Benin was 56.9% in 2017, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
- What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 66.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.5% in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
- Benin ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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): Q1 (lowest). 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).