Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Uganda
Uganda: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 was 84.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Uganda, 1995–2016
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
Uganda recorded 84.4% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Uganda peaked at 84.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 1995.
Uganda ranks 26th of 33 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 40.8% | — |
| 2000 | 48.6% | +19.2% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | +7.0% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +23.3% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +31.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.8% | 40.8% | 40.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.3% | 48.6% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 64.1% | 84.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
- 23 Senegal 88.9% compare
- 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.4% compare
- 25 Sierra Leone 86.9% compare
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 81.9% compare
- 28 Nepal 79.0% compare
- 29 Mali 78.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Uganda?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Uganda was 84.4% 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 Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 1995.
- How does Uganda rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4?
- Uganda ranks 26th out of 33 countries with data for 2016.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uganda 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).