Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 was 80.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
In 2015, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Zimbabwe stood at 80.7%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Zimbabwe peaked at 80.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.5%, in 2009.
That places Zimbabwe 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q3 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 62.0% | — |
| 1999 | 66.8% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 79.6% | +19.2% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 56.5% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +10.0% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +25.9% |
| 2015 | 80.7% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.4% | 62.0% | 66.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 56.5% | 79.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 62.1% | 80.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 85.7% compare
- 16 Benin 82.7% compare
- 17 Cameroon 81.8% compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 80.6% compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 79.8% compare
- 21 Guatemala 79.1% compare
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Zimbabwe?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 in Zimbabwe was 80.7% 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.5% in 2009.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3?
- Zimbabwe ranks 18th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q3 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).