Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 was 78.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2015
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 Zimbabwe is 78.5%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Zimbabwe peaked at 78.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2009.
Zimbabwe ranks 15th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q2 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 57.8% | — |
| 1999 | 64.5% | +11.5% |
| 2003 | 68.1% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 52.1% | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 56.0% | +22.4% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 57.8% | 64.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.3% | 45.8% | 68.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 56.0% | 78.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 12 India 81.8% compare
- 13 Philippines 81.0% compare
- 14 Kenya 78.7% compare
- 16 Sierra Leone 76.7% compare
- 17 Benin 75.5% compare
- 18 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 70.7% compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Zimbabwe?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 in Zimbabwe was 78.5% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2?
- Zimbabwe ranks 15th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q2 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).