Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 33.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 33.6% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in 2017.
That represents a change of up 21.2% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Senegal peaked at 34.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2012.
Senegal ranks 25th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.2% | — |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +61.6% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | -31.3% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +27.1% |
| 2012 | 19.3% | -35.4% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +67.0% |
| 2015 | 29.7% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +21.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.2% | 21.2% | 21.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 23.5% | 34.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 19.3% | 33.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.5% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.3% compare
- 24 Guatemala 40.3% compare
- 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.6% compare
- 27 Mali 32.5% compare
- 28 Togo 28.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1649 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7534 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 20.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8979 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Senegal was 33.6% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 34.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2012.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
- Senegal ranks 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).