Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 was 91.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Zimbabwe, 1994–2015
Source: Health Equity and Financial Protection Indicators (HEFPI) database, World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Zimbabwe is 91.7%, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Zimbabwe peaked at 91.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 77.8%, in 2003.
Zimbabwe ranks 21st of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q4 in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 82.0% | — |
| 1999 | 84.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 77.8% | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 85.9% | +10.5% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 79.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.2% | 82.0% | 84.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 77.8% | 85.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 79.8% | 91.7% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Zimbabwe?
- Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 in Zimbabwe was 91.7% in 2015, 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 Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2003.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4?
- Zimbabwe ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
- Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q4 rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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).