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

Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 55.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
55.3%
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
24th
of 33 countries
All-time high
55.3%
in 2017
All-time low
28.3%
in 1997
Years of data
9
1997–2017

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Senegal, 1997–2017

02040601997200720171997: 28.32000: 42.22005: 29.92010: 52.72012: 392014: 48.72015: 452016: 48.82017: 55.3

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

Analysis

Senegal recorded 55.3% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.3% on the previous year and up 85.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Senegal peaked at 55.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1997.

Senegal ranks 24th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Senegal, 1997 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1997 28.3%
2000 42.2% +49.3%
2005 29.9% -29.3%
2010 52.7% +76.4%
2012 39.0% -26.0%
2014 48.7% +24.9%
2015 45.0% -7.5%
2016 48.8% +8.4%
2017 55.3% +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.3% 28.3% 28.3% 1
2000s 36.1% 29.9% 42.2% 2
2010s 48.2% 39.0% 55.3% 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 21 Nepal 63.0% compare
  2. 22 Ghana 61.4% compare
  3. 23 Guatemala 57.6% compare
  4. 25 Tanzania, United Republic of 54.1% compare
  5. 26 Cameroon 52.4% compare
  6. 27 Lao People's Democratic Republic 50.9% 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): q2 in Senegal?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Senegal was 55.3% 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 Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 55.3% in 2017.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1997.
How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
Senegal ranks 24th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 85.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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).