Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Malawi

Malawi: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 89.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
89.7%
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
10th
of 33 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2015
All-time low
44.9%
in 2003
Years of data
8
1992–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Malawi, 1992–2015

0204060801992200320151992: 44.92000: 46.52003: 44.92004: 452006: 47.92010: 71.52013: 86.62015: 89.7

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

Analysis

In 2015, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Malawi stood at 89.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 99.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Malawi peaked at 89.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.9%, in 2003.

Malawi ranks 10th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Malawi, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 44.9%
2000 46.5% +3.5%
2003 44.9% -3.3%
2004 45.0% +0.2%
2006 47.9% +6.4%
2010 71.5% +49.5%
2013 86.6% +21.0%
2015 89.7% +3.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.9% 44.9% 44.9% 1
2000s 46.1% 44.9% 47.9% 4
2010s 82.6% 71.5% 89.7% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Viet Nam 98.4% compare
  2. 8 Rwanda 91.7% compare
  3. 9 Namibia 90.2% compare
  4. 11 Egypt 87.1% compare
  5. 12 India 81.8% compare
  6. 13 Philippines 81.0% 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): q2 in Malawi?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Malawi was 89.7% 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): q2 recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 44.9% in 2003.
How does Malawi rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 99.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2
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).