Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 was 70.3% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank. Measured in lowest.
Analysis
In 2015, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Zimbabwe stood at 70.3%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Zimbabwe peaked at 70.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 39.0%, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q1 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | lowest | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 53.6% | — |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 60.3% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 43.8% | -27.3% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 69.7% | +52.9% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.1% | 53.6% | 56.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 47.7% | 39.0% | 60.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 45.6% | 70.3% | 3 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Zimbabwe?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 in Zimbabwe was 70.3% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.0% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1?
- Zimbabwe ranks 13th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q1 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).