Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 45.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
45.5%
World rank
22nd
of 33 countries
All-time high
45.5%
in 2015
All-time low
23.8%
in 1999
Years of data
5
1996–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996–2015

010203040501996200520151996: 27 lowest1999: 23.8 lowest2004: 31.5 lowest2009: 31.3 lowest2015: 45.5 lowest

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

Analysis

Tanzania, United Republic of recorded 45.5% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 44.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 45.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1999.

Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest) in Tanzania, United Republic of, 1996 to 2015.
Year lowest Change
1996 27.0%
1999 23.8% -11.9%
2004 31.5% +32.4%
2009 31.3% -0.7%
2015 45.5% +45.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.4% 23.8% 27.0% 2
2000s 31.4% 31.3% 31.5% 2
2010s 45.5% 45.5% 45.5% 1

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 19 Ghana 51.1% compare
  2. 20 Côte d'Ivoire 49.5% compare
  3. 21 Nepal 45.9% compare
  4. 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.3% compare
  5. 24 Guatemala 40.3% compare
  6. 25 Senegal 33.6% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Tanzania, United Republic of was 45.5% 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 Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 45.5% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1999.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 22nd out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 44.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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).