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

Mexico: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 99.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
99.7%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
3rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
99.7%
in 2015
All-time low
87.2%
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Mexico, 2000–2015

0204060801002000200720152000: 87.22002: 94.42006: 91.82012: 96.82015: 99.7

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

Analysis

Mexico recorded 99.7% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Mexico peaked at 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 87.2%, in 2000.

That places Mexico 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Mexico, 2000 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2000 87.2%
2002 94.4% +8.3%
2006 91.8% -2.8%
2012 96.8% +5.4%
2015 99.7% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.1% 87.2% 94.4% 3
2010s 98.3% 96.8% 99.7% 2

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
  2. 2 Jordan 99.7% compare
  3. 4 Dominican Republic 99.5% compare
  4. 5 Colombia 99.4% compare
  5. 6 Peru 98.6% 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): q2 in Mexico?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Mexico was 99.7% 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 87.2% in 2000.
How does Mexico rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
Mexico ranks 3rd out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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).