Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Colombia

Colombia: Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 was 100.0% in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
100.0%
World rank
1st
of 33 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
98.9%
in 2000
Years of data
5
1995–2015

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Colombia, 1995–2015

0204060801001995200520151995: 99.1 highest2000: 98.9 highest2004: 99.6 highest2009: 99.4 highest2015: 100 highest

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

Analysis

Colombia recorded 100.0% for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in 2015. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Colombia peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2000.

Colombia ranks 1st of 33 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest) in Colombia, 1995 to 2015.
Year highest Change
1995 99.1%
2000 98.9% -0.2%
2004 99.6% +0.7%
2009 99.4% -0.2%
2015 100.0% +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 99.1% 99.1% 99.1% 1
2000s 99.3% 98.9% 99.6% 3
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 1

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Kazakhstan 100.0% compare
  2. 1 Peru 100.0% compare
  3. 1 Viet Nam 100.0% 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): q5 in Colombia?
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 in Colombia was 100.0% 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): q5 recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2000.
How does Colombia rank for births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 33 countries with data for 2015.
Is births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): q5 rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia 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): Q5 (highest). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Births attended by skilled health staff (% of total): Q5 (highest)
Unit
highest
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).