Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Colombia

Colombia: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 99.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
99.4%
World rank
6th
of 33 countries
All-time high
99.4%
in 2015
All-time low
94.7%
in 1995
Years of data
5
1995–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Colombia, 1995–2015

0204060801001995200520151995: 94.72000: 96.32004: 98.82009: 99.32015: 99.4

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

Analysis

In 2015, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Colombia stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Colombia peaked at 99.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 1995.

That places Colombia 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Colombia, 1995 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1995 94.7%
2000 96.3% +1.6%
2004 98.8% +2.6%
2009 99.3% +0.6%
2015 99.4% +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 94.7% 94.7% 94.7% 1
2000s 98.1% 96.3% 99.3% 3
2010s 99.4% 99.4% 99.4% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 3 Dominican Republic 100.0% compare
  2. 4 Kazakhstan 99.9% compare
  3. 5 Jordan 99.8% compare
  4. 7 Peru 99.2% compare
  5. 8 Egypt 94.8% compare
  6. 9 Rwanda 93.7% 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): q3 in Colombia?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Colombia was 99.4% 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): q3 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 1995.
How does Colombia rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
Colombia ranks 6th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia 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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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3
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).