Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 12.8% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Nigeria, 1990–2016
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Nigeria stood at 12.8%.
The figure is up 46.8% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Nigeria peaked at 14.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 8.7%, in 2008.
That places Nigeria 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.5% | — |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | -17.7% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | -24.9% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +28.2% |
| 2013 | 8.7% | -22.0% |
| 2016 | 12.8% | +46.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.5% | 13.5% | 13.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.7% | 14.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 8.7% | 12.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Nigeria?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Nigeria was 12.8% in 2016, 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.7% in 2008.
- How does Nigeria rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
- Nigeria ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).