Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Nepal
Nepal: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 70.2% in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Nepal, 1996–2016
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nepal stood at 70.2%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 274.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nepal peaked at 70.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1996.
That places Nepal 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.3% | — |
| 2001 | 12.1% | +93.4% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | +54.2% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +196.2% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 15.4% | 12.1% | 18.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 55.5% | 70.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.28 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nepal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nepal was 70.2% in 2016, 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 Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1996.
- How does Nepal rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Nepal ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 274.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Nepal 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).