Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Malawi

Malawi: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 87.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
87.5%
Change on year
up 4.7%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
87.5%
in 2015
All-time low
41.6%
in 2000
Years of data
8
1992–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Malawi, 1992–2015

0204060801992200320151992: 42.8 lowest2000: 41.6 lowest2003: 50.1 lowest2004: 42.3 lowest2006: 43 lowest2010: 69.6 lowest2013: 83.6 lowest2015: 87.5 lowest

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in lowest.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 87.5% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 107.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Malawi peaked at 87.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 2000.

Malawi ranks 6th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest) in Malawi, 1992 to 2015.
Year lowest Change
1992 42.8%
2000 41.6% -2.8%
2003 50.1% +20.4%
2004 42.3% -15.6%
2006 43.0% +1.7%
2010 69.6% +61.9%
2013 83.6% +20.1%
2015 87.5% +4.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.8% 42.8% 42.8% 1
2000s 44.2% 41.6% 50.1% 4
2010s 80.2% 69.6% 87.5% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 3 Dominican Republic 97.9% compare
  2. 4 Mexico 94.2% compare
  3. 5 Colombia 89.2% compare
  4. 7 Rwanda 86.0% compare
  5. 8 Peru 85.8% compare
  6. 9 Egypt 85.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Malawi?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Malawi was 87.5% in 2015, according to Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
What is the highest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 2000.
How does Malawi rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
Malawi ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 107.1%. 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): Q1 (lowest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest)
Unit
lowest
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).