Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Kenya
Kenya: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 was 95.4% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Kenya, 1993–2015
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): q4 in Kenya is 95.4%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% on the previous year and up 64.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Kenya peaked at 95.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 53.9%, in 1998.
That places Kenya 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Kenya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 57.1% | — |
| 1998 | 53.9% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 87.0% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 95.4% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.5% | 53.9% | 57.1% | 2 |
| 2000s | 58.4% | 57.6% | 59.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 91.2% | 87.0% | 95.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
- 9 Philippines 97.0% compare
- 10 Namibia 96.6% compare
- 11 Ghana 96.0% compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 94.3% compare
- 14 Rwanda 93.9% compare
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.8% compare
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.377 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 14.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 58.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 68.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.05 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Kenya?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Kenya was 95.4% 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): q4 recorded in Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.9% in 1998.
- How does Kenya rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4?
- Kenya ranks 12th out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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): Q4. 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).