Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Philippines

Philippines: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 was 97.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
97.0%
World rank
9th
of 33 countries
All-time high
97.0%
in 2017
All-time low
78.7%
in 1993
Years of data
7
1993–2017

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Philippines, 1993–2017

0204060801001993200520171993: 78.71998: 85.81999: 91.72003: 85.82008: 882013: 95.62017: 97

Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.

Analysis

Philippines recorded 97.0% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in 2017. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

The figure is up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Philippines peaked at 97.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 1993.

That places Philippines 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Philippines, 1993 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1993 78.7%
1998 85.8% +9.0%
1999 91.7% +6.9%
2003 85.8% -6.5%
2008 88.0% +2.6%
2013 95.6% +8.7%
2017 97.0% +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 85.4% 78.7% 91.7% 3
2000s 86.9% 85.8% 88.0% 2
2010s 96.3% 95.6% 97.0% 2

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 6 Colombia 99.2% compare
  2. 7 Viet Nam 99.0% compare
  3. 8 Egypt 97.3% compare
  4. 10 Namibia 96.6% compare
  5. 11 Ghana 96.0% compare
  6. 12 Kenya 95.4% compare

See the full ranking of 33 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Philippines?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Philippines was 97.0% 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): q4 recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 1993.
How does Philippines rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4?
Philippines ranks 9th out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4
Source
Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
33 places, 202 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

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).