Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 77.8% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Senegal, 1997–2017
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 Senegal is 77.8%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.5% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Senegal peaked at 77.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 45.9%, in 1997.
That places Senegal 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45.9% | — |
| 2000 | 67.7% | +47.3% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 75.0% | +29.0% |
| 2012 | 54.0% | -28.1% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +20.9% |
| 2015 | 62.2% | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | +14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.9% | 45.9% | 45.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 62.9% | 58.2% | 67.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 67.0% | 54.0% | 77.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Senegal was 77.8% in 2017, 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 77.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.9% in 1997.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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).