Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Nigeria
Nigeria: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 was 63.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Nigeria, 1990–2016
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
In 2016, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Nigeria stood at 63.5%.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Nigeria peaked at 73.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1990.
That places Nigeria 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 41.4% | — |
| 2003 | 50.1% | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | 64.9% | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 63.5% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.4% | 41.4% | 41.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 58.8% | 50.1% | 64.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 63.5% | 73.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Nigeria?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Nigeria was 63.5% 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): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1990.
- How does Nigeria rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4?
- Nigeria ranks 30th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 rising or falling in Nigeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. 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): 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).