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

Uganda: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 67.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
67.3%
World rank
15th
of 33 countries
All-time high
67.3%
in 2016
All-time low
19.3%
in 2000
Years of data
5
1995–2016

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Uganda, 1995–2016

2030405060701995200520161995: 21.3 lowest2000: 19.3 lowest2006: 31.3 lowest2011: 43 lowest2016: 67.3 lowest

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

Analysis

Uganda recorded 67.3% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 114.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Uganda peaked at 67.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 2000.

Uganda ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 (lowest) in Uganda, 1995 to 2016.
Year lowest Change
1995 21.3%
2000 19.3% -9.2%
2006 31.3% +62.1%
2011 43.0% +37.1%
2016 67.3% +56.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 21.3% 21.3% 21.3% 1
2000s 25.3% 19.3% 31.3% 2
2010s 55.1% 43.0% 67.3% 2

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 12 Viet Nam 74.7% compare
  2. 13 Zimbabwe 70.3% compare
  3. 14 India 68.5% compare
  4. 16 Philippines 60.4% compare
  5. 17 Kenya 57.1% compare
  6. 18 Benin 56.9% 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 Uganda?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Uganda was 67.3% 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 Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 67.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 2000.
How does Uganda rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
Uganda ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Uganda 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).