Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 42.1% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Nigeria, 1990–2016
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 Nigeria is 42.1%, measured in 2016.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nigeria peaked at 50.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.1%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.1% | — |
| 2003 | 29.8% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 33.8% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 38.9% | +14.8% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +30.7% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -11.4% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 29.8% | 38.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 42.1% | 50.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nigeria?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Nigeria was 42.1% 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 Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.1% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Nigeria ranks 32nd out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nigeria 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).