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
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Malawi, 1992–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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).