Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Senegal
Senegal: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 was 88.9% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Senegal, 1997–2017
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
In 2017, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Senegal stood at 88.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.3% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Senegal peaked at 94.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 69.1%, in 2015.
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): Q4 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 72.3% | — |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +29.9% |
| 2005 | 83.8% | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 86.7% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 69.5% | -19.9% |
| 2014 | 80.9% | +16.4% |
| 2015 | 69.1% | -14.7% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 88.9% | +15.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.9% | 83.8% | 94.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 78.7% | 69.1% | 88.9% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Senegal?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Senegal was 88.9% 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.1% in 2015.
- How does Senegal rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4?
- Senegal ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2017.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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): 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).