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

Malawi: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 91.1% in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
91.1%
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
10th
of 33 countries
All-time high
91.1%
in 2015
All-time low
48.4%
in 1992
Years of data
8
1992–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Malawi, 1992–2015

0204060801001992200320151992: 48.42000: 52.32003: 54.72004: 52.32006: 52.42010: 75.62013: 88.62015: 91.1

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 Malawi is 91.1%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 74.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Malawi peaked at 91.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 1992.

Malawi ranks 10th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Malawi, 1992 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1992 48.4%
2000 52.3% +8.0%
2003 54.7% +4.7%
2004 52.3% -4.5%
2006 52.4% +0.3%
2010 75.6% +44.1%
2013 88.6% +17.2%
2015 91.1% +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.4% 48.4% 48.4% 1
2000s 52.9% 52.3% 54.7% 4
2010s 85.1% 75.6% 91.1% 3

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 7 Peru 99.2% compare
  2. 8 Egypt 94.8% compare
  3. 9 Rwanda 93.7% compare
  4. 11 Philippines 90.8% compare
  5. 12 India 89.6% compare
  6. 13 Kenya 89.3% 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 Malawi?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Malawi was 91.1% 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 Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 91.1% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 1992.
How does Malawi rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
Malawi ranks 10th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 74.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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).