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

Latest (2017)
33.6%
Change on year
up 21.2%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
34.2%
in 2000
All-time low
19.3%
in 2012
Years of data
9
1997–2017

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Senegal, 1997–2017

01020301997200720171997: 21.2 lowest2000: 34.2 lowest2005: 23.5 lowest2010: 29.9 lowest2012: 19.3 lowest2014: 32.2 lowest2015: 29.7 lowest2016: 27.7 lowest2017: 33.6 lowest

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest) in Senegal, 1997 to 2017.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 45.5% compare
  2. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.3% compare
  3. 24 Guatemala 40.3% compare
  4. 26 Lao People's Democratic Republic 32.6% compare
  5. 27 Mali 32.5% compare
  6. 28 Togo 28.0% 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 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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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).