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

Philippines: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 60.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
60.4%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
60.4%
in 2017
All-time low
22.3%
in 1993
Years of data
7
1993–2017

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Philippines, 1993–2017

02040601993200520171993: 22.3 lowest1998: 22.8 lowest1999: 30.9 lowest2003: 27.7 lowest2008: 26.8 lowest2013: 50.3 lowest2017: 60.4 lowest

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

Analysis

In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Philippines stood at 60.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 125.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Philippines peaked at 60.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1993.

Philippines ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest) in Philippines, 1993 to 2017.
Year lowest Change
1993 22.3%
1998 22.8% +2.2%
1999 30.9% +35.3%
2003 27.7% -10.3%
2008 26.8% -3.1%
2013 50.3% +87.5%
2017 60.4% +20.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.3% 22.3% 30.9% 3
2000s 27.3% 26.8% 27.7% 2
2010s 55.4% 50.3% 60.4% 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 13 Zimbabwe 70.3% compare
  2. 14 India 68.5% compare
  3. 15 Uganda 67.3% compare
  4. 17 Kenya 57.1% compare
  5. 18 Benin 56.9% compare
  6. 19 Ghana 51.1% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Philippines?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Philippines was 60.4% 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 Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 60.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1993.
How does Philippines rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
Philippines ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 125.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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).