Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Benin
Benin: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 75.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Benin, 1996–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Benin is 75.5%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Benin peaked at 80.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.7%, in 1996.
That places Benin 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 54.7% | — |
| 2001 | 64.2% | +17.5% |
| 2006 | 74.5% | +16.0% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 70.1% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 64.2% | 74.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 70.1% | 80.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Benin
- 14 Kenya 78.7% compare
- 15 Zimbabwe 78.5% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 76.7% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.7% compare
- 19 Uganda 70.2% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 67.0% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Benin?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Benin was 75.5% 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): q2 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 80.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.7% in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
- Benin ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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): Q2. 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).