Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Uganda
Uganda: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 70.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Uganda, 1995–2016
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 Uganda is 70.2%, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 109.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Uganda peaked at 70.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2000.
That places Uganda 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 28.5% | — |
| 2000 | 27.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +23.2% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +67.2% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +25.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.4% | 27.2% | 33.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 56.1% | 70.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 16 Sierra Leone 76.7% compare
- 17 Benin 75.5% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.7% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 67.0% compare
- 21 Nepal 63.0% compare
- 22 Ghana 61.4% compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 29.65 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Uganda?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Uganda was 70.2% in 2016, 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2000.
- How does Uganda rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
- Uganda ranks 19th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 109.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).