Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Benin
Benin: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 82.7% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Benin, 1996–2017
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): q3 in Benin is 82.7%, measured in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Benin peaked at 86.1% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1996.
Benin ranks 16th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Benin, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 64.4% | — |
| 2001 | 80.1% | +24.3% |
| 2006 | 83.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 64.4% | 64.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.1% | 83.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 81.8% | 86.1% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Benin?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Benin was 82.7% 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): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1996.
- How does Benin rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Benin ranks 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Benin 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): Q3. 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).