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

Latest (2016)
84.4%
World rank
26th
of 33 countries
All-time high
84.4%
in 2016
All-time low
40.8%
in 1995
Years of data
5
1995–2016

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Uganda, 1995–2016

0204060801995200520161995: 40.82000: 48.62006: 522011: 64.12016: 84.4

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

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Uganda, 1995 to 2016.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 23 Senegal 88.9% compare
  2. 24 Lao People's Democratic Republic 87.4% compare
  3. 25 Sierra Leone 86.9% compare
  4. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 81.9% compare
  5. 28 Nepal 79.0% compare
  6. 29 Mali 78.5% 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 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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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).