Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 81.8% in 2014. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Cameroon, 1991–2014
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
In 2014, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Cameroon stood at 81.8%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Cameroon peaked at 81.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 57.1%, in 1991.
That places Cameroon 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 57.1% | — |
| 1998 | 63.8% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 75.5% | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -14.9% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +23.3% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 60.4% | 57.1% | 63.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 69.9% | 64.2% | 75.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 79.2% | 81.8% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 14 Namibia 88.3% compare
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 85.7% compare
- 16 Benin 82.7% compare
- 18 Zimbabwe 80.7% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 80.6% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Cameroon?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Cameroon was 81.8% in 2014, 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2014.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1% in 1991.
- How does Cameroon rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Cameroon ranks 17th out of 33 countries with data for 2014.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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).